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.
Parallel translations
- WEB Our hope for you is steadfast, knowing that, since you are partakers of the sufferings, so also are you 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.
- 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.
- NASB and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are partners in our sufferings, so also you are in our comfort.
- NLT We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.
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Quick answer
Paul's hope for the Corinthians is firm because they share in both the sufferings and the comfort of Christ. Shared affliction guarantees shared consolation.
Overview
Paul's confidence rests not on the Corinthians' performance but on the certainty that those who partake of Christ's sufferings will likewise partake of His comfort. Fellowship in suffering becomes assurance of fellowship in grace. This steadfast hope reflects the gospel promise that union with the suffering Christ leads also to union with His consolation and ultimately His glory.
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- Rom 8:17–18And 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.
- 2 Th 1:4–7That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
- Jas 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.
- 1 Th 1:3–4and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Jas 1:2–4Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- 2 Tim 2:12if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- 2 Cor 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
- 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
- 2 Cor 7:9And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
- 2 Cor 1:14as you have already understood us in part, so that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
- Luke 22:28–30You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
- Matt 5:11–12Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.
- Phil 1:6–7being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
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