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 affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. But if we are afflicted, it is 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 as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort. 8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our affliction which occurred in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, 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

• we are afflictedθλίβωthlibō · to press onG2346
• for your comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
• and salvationσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• we are comfortedπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• which is effectiveἐνεργέωenergeō · be activeG1754
• in the patientὑπομονήhupomonē · perseveranceG5281
• of the sameαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• we alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• sufferπάσχωpaschō pathō penthō · to sufferG3958

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:6

• 2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
• 2 Corinthians 4:15For all things are for your sakes, so that grace, having spread to more and more people, will cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
• 1 Corinthians 3:21So then, no one is to be boasting in people. For all things belong to you,
• 2 Timothy 2:10For this reason I endure all things for the sake of those who are chosen, so that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus and with it eternal glory.
• Acts 21:5When our days there were ended, we left and started on our journey, while they all, with wives and children, escorted us until we were out of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying, we said farewell to one another.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,
• 2 Corinthians 5:5Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave us the Spirit as a pledge.
• Romans 5:3And not only this, but we also celebrate in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance;
• Romans 8:28And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
• Philippians 1:19for I know that this will turn out for my deliverance through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
• Hebrews 12:10For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but He disciplines us for our good, so that we may share 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