Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us. English Standard Version Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort. Berean Standard Bible And 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. Berean Literal Bible And our hope for you is sure, knowing that as you are partners of our sufferings, so also of our comfort. King James Bible 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 King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort. NASB 1995 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort. NASB 1977 and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort. Legacy Standard Bible And our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort. Amplified Bible And our hope for you [our confident expectation of good for you] is firmly grounded [assured and unshaken], since we know that just as you share as partners in our sufferings, so also you share as partners in our comfort. Christian Standard Bible And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you share in the sufferings, so you will also share in the comfort. Holman Christian Standard Bible And our hope for you is firm, because we know that as you share in the sufferings, so you will share in the comfort. American Standard Version and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort. Contemporary English Version You never disappoint us. You suffered as much as we did, and we know that you will be comforted as we were. English Revised Version and our hope for you is stedfast; knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also are ye of the comfort. GOD'S WORD® Translation We have confidence in you. We know that as you share our sufferings, you also share our comfort. Good News Translation So our hope in you is never shaken; we know that just as you share in our sufferings, you also share in the help we receive. International Standard Version Our hope for you is unshaken, because we know that as you share our sufferings, you also share our comfort. Majority Standard Bible And our hope for you is sure; If we are comforted, it is for your comfort and salvation, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort. NET Bible And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort. New Heart English Bible Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you of the comfort. Webster's Bible Translation And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation. Weymouth New Testament And our hope for you is stedfast; for we know that as you are partners with us in the sufferings, so you are also partners in the comfort. World English Bible Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand our hope [is] steadfast for you, knowing that even as you are partakers of the sufferings—so also of the comfort. Berean Literal Bible And our hope for you is sure, knowing that as you are partners of our sufferings, so also of our comfort. Young's Literal Translation and our hope is stedfast for you, knowing that even as ye are partakers of the sufferings -- so also of the comfort. Smith's Literal Translation And our hope firm for you, knowing, that as ye are participators of the sufferings, so also of the comfort. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThat our hope for you may be steadfast: knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation. Catholic Public Domain Version So may our hope for you be made firm, knowing that, just as you are participants in the suffering, so also shall you be participants in the consolation. New American Bible Our hope for you is firm, for we know that as you share in the sufferings, you also share in the encouragement. New Revised Standard Version Our hope for you is unshaken; for we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our consolation. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd our hope concerning you is steadfast, for we know that if you are partakers of the sufferings, you are also partakers of the consolation. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And our hope for you is sure, for we know that if you are partners in suffering, you are also partners in comfort. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentbecause we know, that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so also you shall be partakers of the comfort. Godbey New Testament And our hope is stedfast in your behalf; knowing that, as you are the partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the consolation. Haweis New Testament And our hope of you is sure, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation. Mace New Testament and the hopes I had of you continue still the same, knowing that as you have had your share of suffering, so you will likewise have of consolation. Weymouth New Testament And our hope for you is stedfast; for we know that as you are partners with us in the sufferings, so you are also partners in the comfort. Worrell New Testament and our hope in your behalf is steadfast, knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye of the consolation also. Worsley New Testament And our hope is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The God of All Comfort…6If 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.… Cross References Romans 8:17 And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. Philippians 1:29 For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, 1 Peter 4:13 But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. 2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; Romans 5:3-5 Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. 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 you. Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church. 1 Thessalonians 3:3-4 so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this. / Indeed, when we were with you, we kept warning you that we would suffer persecution; and as you know, it has come to pass. Hebrews 10:32-36 Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering. / Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated. / You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession. ... James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. Matthew 5:11-12 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” Acts 14:22 strengthening the souls of the disciples and encouraging them to continue in the faith. “We must endure many hardships to enter the kingdom of God,” they said. 1 Peter 1:6-7 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials / so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Isaiah 40:29-31 He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Treasury of Scripture And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consolation. our. 2 Corinthians 1:14 As 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 7:9 Now 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 12:20 For 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: as ye. Matthew 5:11,12 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake… Luke 22:28-30 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations… Romans 8:17,18 And 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… Jump to Previous Comfort Consolation Encouraged Encouragement Firm Firmly Grounded Hope Part Partakers Partners Salvation Share Sharers Steadfast Stedfast Sufferings Sure Troubles Unshaken WhetherJump to Next Comfort Consolation Encouraged Encouragement Firm Firmly Grounded Hope Part Partakers Partners Salvation Share Sharers Steadfast Stedfast Sufferings Sure Troubles Unshaken Whether2 Corinthians 1 1. Paul salutes the Corinthians;3. he encourages them against troubles, 5. by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him, 8. so particularly in his late danger in Asia. 12. And calling both his own conscience and theirs, 15. he excuses his not coming to them, as proceeding not of lightness, 23. but of his care for them. And our hope for you is firm The word "hope" in Greek is "ἐλπίς" (elpis), which conveys a confident expectation rather than a mere wish. In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul expresses a steadfast assurance in the spiritual well-being and perseverance of the Corinthian believers. This hope is "firm," indicating a solid, unwavering foundation. Historically, the early church faced numerous trials, and Paul's confidence in the Corinthians' faithfulness is rooted in the transformative power of the Gospel and the work of the Holy Spirit within them. This phrase encourages believers today to hold onto a firm hope in Christ, knowing that it is anchored in the promises of God. because we know that just as you share in our sufferings so also you will share in our comfort So shall ye be also of the consolation.--Better, so are ye also. The verb is not expressed in the Greek, but it is more natural to supply it in the tense which had been used before. The English version practically dilutes the hope by throwing it into a future, which may be near or distant, instead of connecting it with the actual present. The Apostle could not doubt for a moment that they were at that very time sharers in the comfort as well as in the sufferings. Verse 7. - And our hope of you is steadfast; literally, And our hope is steadfast on your behalf. The variations of text and punctuation in the verse do not materially affect the sense. The meaning is "And I have a sure hope that you will reap the benefits of our common fellowship with Christ in his affliction, and of the comfort which he sends, because I know that you have experienced the sufferings, and am therefore sure that he will send you the strength and the endurance. The close connection of tribulation and Divine encouragement are found also in Matthew 5:4; 2 Timothy 2:12; 1 Peter 5:10. The interchange of the two between teacher and taught is part of the true communion of saints (comp. Philippians 2:26).Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. our ἡμῶν (hēmōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. hope ἐλπὶς (elpis) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 1680: Hope, expectation, trust, confidence. From a primary elpo; expectation or confidence. for ὑπὲρ (hyper) Preposition Strong's 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [is] sure, βεβαία (bebaia) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 949: Firm, steadfast, enduring, sure, certain. From the base of basis; stable. [because] we know εἰδότες (eidotes) Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 1492: To know, remember, appreciate. that ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. just as ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. you share κοινωνοί (koinōnoi) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2844: A sharer, partner, companion. From koinos; a sharer, i.e. Associate. in [our] τῶν (tōn) Article - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. sufferings, παθημάτων (pathēmatōn) Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Strong's 3804: From a presumed derivative of pathos; something undergone, i.e. Hardship or pain; subjectively, an emotion or influence. so οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). also [you will share] καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. in [our] τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. comfort. παρακλήσεως (paraklēseōs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3874: From parakaleo; imploration, hortation, solace. 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