2 Corinthians 1:7

2 Corinthians 1:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
• New International Version (NIV)And our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And our hope for you is steadfast, because we know that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you will partake of the consolation.

Context of 2 Corinthians 1:7

5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6And 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. And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. 8For 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: 9But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

2 Corinthians 1:7 word by word

καὶ ἡ ἐλπὶς ἡμῶν βεβαία ὑπὲρ ὑμῶν· εἰδότες ὅτι ὡς κοινωνοί ἐστε τῶν παθημάτων, οὕτως καὶ τῆς παρακλήσεως.¶Read the interlinear

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• hopeὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• ofὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• youσύsu · youG4771
• stedfastβέβαιοςbebaios · firmG949
• knowingεἴδωeidō · to perceive: understandG1492
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• asὥσπερhōsper · just asG5618
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• partakersκοινωνόςkoinōnos · participantG2844
• of the sufferingsπάθημαpathēma · sufferingG3804
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• of the consolationπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:7

• 2 Corinthians 1:14As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
• 2 Corinthians 7:9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
• Philippians 1:6Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
• 1 Thessalonians 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
• Matthew 5:11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
• Luke 22:28Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations.
• Romans 8:17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
• 2 Thessalonians 1:4So that we ourselves glory in you in the Assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
• 2 Timothy 2:12If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:
• James 1:2My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And our hope of you is steadfast - We have no doubt of your continuing in the truth; because we see that you have such a full, experimental knowledge of it, that no sufferings or persecutions can turn you aside. And we are sure that, as ye suffer, so shall ye rejoice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7And our hope of you is steadfast - We have a firm and unshaken hope in regard to you; we have a confident expectation that you will be saved. We believe that you will be enabled so to bear trial as to show that you are sustained by the Christian hope; and so as to advance your own piety, and confirm your prospect of heaven. As ye are partakers of the sufferings - It is evident from this, that the Corinthians had been subjected to trials similar to those…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-11Paul now expresses joyful thanks. He is happy that, despite many troubles, God has given him special comfort (1:4–7) and saved him from death in Asia (1:8–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. so shall ye be--rather, "So are ye." He means, there is a community of consolation, as of suffering, between me and you.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Corinthians 1:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Suffering

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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