2Cor 1:8 | ESV | STEP | For we do not want you to be unaware , brothers , of the affliction we experienced in Asia . For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself .

‏ 2 Corinthians 1:8

8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters. The plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) refers to siblings in a family. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, adelphoi may refer either to men or to both men and women who are siblings (brothers and sisters) in God’s family, the church} of ^bthe affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.