2 Corinthians 1:6

2 Corinthians 1:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)If we are distressed, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we suffer.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now if we are afflicted, 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.

Context of 2 Corinthians 1:6

4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience. 7And 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. 8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.

2 Corinthians 1:6 word by word

εἴτε δὲ θλιβόμεθα, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως καὶ σωτηρίας εἴτε παρακαλούμεθα, ὑπὲρ τῆς ὑμῶν παρακλήσεως τῆς ἐνεργουμένης ἐν ὑπομονῇ τῶν αὐτῶν παθημάτων ὧν καὶ ἡμεῖς πάσχομεν,Read the interlinear

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Ifεἴτεeite · whetherG1535
• we are afflictedθλίβωthlibō · to press onG2346
• forὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• yourσύsu · youG4771
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• we are comfortedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• accomplishesἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• in youἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• patient enduranceὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• experienceπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:6

• 2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21Therefore, stop boasting in men. All things are yours,
• 2 Timothy 2:10For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
• Acts 21:5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
• 2 Corinthians 5:5And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
• Romans 5:3Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
• Romans 8:28And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
• Philippians 1:19because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.
• Hebrews 12:10Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And whether we be afflicted - See on 2 Corinthians 1:4; (note). Which is effectual - There is a strange and unusual variation in the MSS. and versions in this passage. Perhaps the whole should be read thus: For if we be afflicted, it is for your encouragement and salvation; and if we be comforted, it is also for your encouragement, which exerted itself by enduring the same sufferings which we also suffer. This transposition of the middle and last clauses…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And whether we be afflicted - If we are afflicted; or, our affliction is for this purpose. This verse is designed to show one of the reasons of the sufferings which the apostles had endured; and it is a happy specimen of Paul‘s skill in his epistles. He shows that all his trials were for their welfare and would turn to their benefit. He suffered that they might be comforted; he was afflicted for their advantage. This assurance would tend to conciliate…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6it is for your comfort and salvation: Paul shares in their troubles and offers encouragement to promote their spiritual well-being.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. we ... afflicted ... for your consolation--exemplifying the communion of saints. Their hearts were, so to speak, mirrors reflecting the likenesses of each other (Php 2:26, 27) [Bengel]. Alike the afflictions and the consolations of the apostle tend, as in him so in them, as having communion with him, to their consolation (2Co 1:4; 4:15). The Greek for "afflicted" is the same as before, and ought to be translated, "Whether we be in tribulation." which…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings