2 Corinthians 1:5-7

English Standard Version

⁵For as we share abundantly in ^(A)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.^[a] ⁶^(B)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. ⁷Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you ^(C)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.

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2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ

2 Corinthians 1:5-7

New King James Version

⁵For as ^(A)the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our ^[a]consolation also abounds through Christ. ⁶Now if we are afflicted, ^(B)it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effective for enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. ⁷And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that ^(C)as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.

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2 Corinthians 1:5 comfort

2 Corinthians 1:5-7

New American Standard Bible

⁵For just ^(A)as the sufferings of Christ are ^[a]ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. ⁶But if we are afflicted, it is ^(B)for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; ⁷and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that ^(C)as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort.