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We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction that came to us in the province of Asia;[a] we were utterly weighed down beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.(A)

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  1. 1:8 Asia: a Roman province in western Asia Minor, the capital of which was Ephesus.

We do not want you to be uninformed,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(B) in the province of Asia.(C) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.