2 Corinthians 1:7
in 2 Corinthians 1And 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.
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ASV
and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort.
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.
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This verse in 2 Corinthians 1
Commentary
10 notes on this verseYou obtain fruit from this patience because from it our hope for you is unshaken by the fact that you are made heirs of eternal life: "Suffering produces endurance, and endurance true hope" (Rom. 5:3-4): "Hope in God becomes firmer to the extent that one …
This site's exposition
the sufferings of Christ overflow to us
on 2 Corinthians 1:5-7
The sufferings of Christ overflow to us, Paul writes, naming his own afflictions as a share in Christ's. In verse 6 his trouble and his comfort are both spent for Corinth: If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation.
This site's exposition
our hope for you is sure
Paul's confidence rests on a shared life. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read a fellowship of comfort between the apostle and the church, matching the fellowship of suffering already there.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"And our hope for you is steadfast." That is, though ye should suffer ills innumerable, we are confident that ye will not turn round, either upon your own trials or upon our persecutions. For so far are we from suspecting you of being confounded on account of our sufferings that even when yourselves are in peril, we are then confident concerning you. Seest thou how great had been their advance since the former Epistle? For he hath here witnessed of them far greater things than of the Macedonians, whom throughout that Epistle he extolleth and commendeth. For on their [the Macedonians'] account he feared and saith, "We sent unto you Timothy...to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith, that no man be moved by these afflictions, for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed." And again: "For this cause when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by any means the tempter hath tempted you: and our labor should be in vain." But of these [the Corinthians] he saith nothing of this kind, but quite the contrary, "Our hope for you is steadfast." "Or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. Knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort." That for their sakes the Apostles were afflicted, he showed when he said, "whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation:" he wishes also to show that for their sakes also they were comforted. He said this indeed even a little above, although somewhat generally, thus; "Blessed be God, Who comforteth us in all our afflictions, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction." He repeats it here too in other words more clearly and more home to their needs. […]
The Medieval Church1 voice
That is, we are firmly confident in you that you will not fall away in temptations, and therefore all the more do not be troubled seeing that we suffer. Since he said above: we endure afflictions for you, then, lest what was said seem unbearable, …
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) of his persuasion or stedfast hope that they should receive benefit by the troubles he and his companions in labour and travel had met with, that their faith should not be weakened, but their consolations increased.
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For our hope of you is steadfast,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
so shall ye be--rather, "So are ye." He means, there is a community of consolation, as of suffering, between me and you. Referring to the imminent risk of life which he ran in Ephesus (Ac 19:23-41) when the whole multitude were wrought up to fury by Demetrius, on the plea of Paul and his associates having assailed the religion of Diana of Ephesus.
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2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
And 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.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
And 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 which the apostle had endured.
The words behind it
11 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| εἰδότες | eidotes | {7} knowing | ||
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ὡς | hos | as | G5613 → | 500 times |
| κοινωνοί | koinonoi | partners | G2844 → | |
| ἐστε | este | you are | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| τῶν | ton | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παθημάτων, | pathematon | sufferings, | G3804 → | 16 times |
| οὕτως | houtos | so | G3779 → | 208 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| τῆς | tes | of the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παρακλήσεως.¶ | parakleseos | comfort. | G3874 → | 29 times |
εἰδότες{7} knowing
eidotes
ὅτιthat
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ὡςas
hosG5613 →500 times
κοινωνοίpartners
koinonoiG2844 →
ἐστεyou are
esteG1510 →2333 times
τῶνof the
tonG3588 →19766 times
παθημάτων,sufferings,
pathematonG3804 →16 times
οὕτωςso
houtosG3779 →208 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
τῆςof the
tesG3588 →19766 times
παρακλήσεως.¶comfort.
parakleseosG3874 →29 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
it leads to
- 1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish…
- 1 Peter 1:6–8
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- Revelation 2:10
Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful…
- James 5:11
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
- Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- 1 Peter 5:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Frederic Godet, Commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homilies on Second Corinthians; John Chrysostom, Homily 2 on 2 Corinthians; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Corinthians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 2 Corinthians.