2 Corinthians 1:6
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6 If we are being afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation; if we are being consoled, it is for your consolation, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are also suffering.
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2 Corinthians 1:6
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6 If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation;(A) if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, so that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(A)
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2 Timothy 2:10
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10 Therefore I endure everything(A) for the sake of the elect,(B) that they too may obtain the salvation(C) that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.(D)
2 Corinthians 1:4
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4 who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.
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2 Corinthians 1:4
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4 who comforts us(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
2 Corinthians 4:15-18
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15 Indeed, everything is for your sake, so that grace, when it has extended to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.
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16 So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day.(A) 17 For our slight, momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure,(B) 18 because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen, for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.(C)
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2 Corinthians 4:15-18
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15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving(A) to overflow to the glory of God.
16 Therefore we do not lose heart.(B) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly(C) we are being renewed(D) day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(E) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(F) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Philippians 1:19
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19 for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my salvation.(A)
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Philippians 1:19
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19 for I know that through your prayers(A) and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ(B) what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance.[a](C)
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- Philippians 1:19 Or vindication; or salvation
2 Corinthians 5:5
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5 The one who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a down payment.(A)
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2 Corinthians 5:5
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5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(A)
Romans 8:28
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28 We know that all things work together[a] for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.(A)
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- 8.28 Other ancient authorities read God makes all things work together or in all things God works
Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(A) of those who love him, who[a] have been called(B) according to his purpose.(C)
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- Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who
Ephesians 3:13
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13 I pray, therefore, that you[a] may not lose heart over my sufferings for you; they are your glory.
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- 3.13 Or I
Ephesians 3:13
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13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Hebrews 12:10-11
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10 For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness.(A) 11 Now, discipline always seems painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.(B)
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Hebrews 12:10-11
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10 They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness.(A) 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace(B) for those who have been trained by it.
2 Corinthians 12:15
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15 I will most gladly spend and be spent for you. If I love you more, am I to be loved less?(A)
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2 Corinthians 12:15
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15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.(A) If I love you more,(B) will you love me less?
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
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21 So let no one boast about people.[a] For all things are yours,(A) 22 whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are yours, 23 and you are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.(B)
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- 3.21 Or about human things
1 Corinthians 3:21-23
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21 So then, no more boasting about human leaders!(A) All things are yours,(B) 22 whether Paul or Apollos(C) or Cephas[a](D) or the world or life or death or the present or the future(E)—all are yours, 23 and you are of Christ,(F) and Christ is of God.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:22 That is, Peter
Romans 5:3-5
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3 And not only that, but we[a] also boast in our afflictions, knowing that affliction produces endurance,(A) 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.(B)
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Romans 5:3-5
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3 Not only so, but we[a] also glory in our sufferings,(A) because we know that suffering produces perseverance;(B) 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope(C) does not put us to shame, because God’s love(D) has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit,(E) who has been given to us.
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- Romans 5:3 Or let us
Acts 21:5
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5 When our days there were ended, we left and proceeded on our journey, and all of them, with wives and children, escorted us outside the city. There we knelt down on the beach and prayed(A)
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Acts 21:5
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5 When it was time to leave, we left and continued on our way. All of them, including wives and children, accompanied us out of the city, and there on the beach we knelt to pray.(A)
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