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2 Corinthians 1:6-8
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2 Corinthians 1:6-8
New International Version
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. 7 And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings,(B) so also you share in our comfort.
8 We do not want you to be uninformed,(C) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(D) in the province of Asia.(E) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
New King James Version
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
New King James Version
6 Now if we are afflicted, (A)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. 7 And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that (B)as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.
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8 For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of (C)our [a]trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 tribulation
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
English Standard Version
6 (A)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. 7 Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you (B)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers,[a] of (C)the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
New American Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
New American Standard Bible
6 But if we are afflicted, it is (A)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; 7 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that (B)as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort.
8 For (C)we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our (D)affliction which occurred in [a](E)Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life.
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- 2 Corinthians 1:8 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
King James Version
2 Corinthians 1:6-8
King James Version
6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
7 And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
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