1:11 What "gift" does Paul refer to here?
1:11 What "gift" does Paul refer to here?
The gift Paul refers to here is his deliverance by God from his troubles in Asia as a result of the Corinthian and other Christians' prayers (CP V8-10). Verse 9 undoubtedly refers to God raising up Paul from his near-death stoning experience in Lystra (CP Ac 14:19-20).
Paul's troubles in Asia are recorded in Ac 13:44 - 20:3. (See also comments on 2Cor 12:7, Ga 1:2 (A) and author's study Paul the Apostle - a Chosen Vessel unto God in his book Advanced Studies in the Christian Faith (Volume 2).