2 Corinthians 1:7

Translations

Modern

And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

Traditional

And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

Literal

And our hope for you is sure, knowing that as you are fellow partakers of the sufferings, so also of the comfort.

Latin

…ut spes nostra firma sit pro vobis: scientes quod sicut socii passionum estis, sic eritis et consolationis.

Original

Greek

English

And our hope for you is sure, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

Notes

2 Corinthians 1:3–11

Paul now expresses joyful thanks. He is happy that, despite many troubles, God has given him special comfort (1:4–7) and saved him from death in Asia (1:8–11).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Christian Suffering

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James 1:2–4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
2 Timothy 2:12
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2 Corinthians 1:14
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2 Corinthians 7:9
…yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
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1 Corinthians 10:13
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…being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Exhortation First Letter to the Corinthians Second Letter to the Corinthians

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Consolation In Suffering for Christ

2 Corinthians 1:7

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