Bible Strands
2 Corinthians 1:7
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 Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses the Corinthian church while describing his own affliction and comfort, grounding his assurance in their shared experience before detailing the specific hardships he faced in Asia.
The words — ἐλπὶς (elpis) means hope, and βεβαία (bebaia) means steadfast or firm. εἰδότες (eidotes) translates as knowing, providing the factual basis for that assurance.
The thread — The text links shared suffering and comfort to Romans 8:17, 2 Thessalonians 1:4, and James 1:12. These references connect present endurance with future inheritance and reward.
Why it lands — The verse states that communal suffering guarantees communal comfort, demanding a reader accept shared hardship as the pathway to shared consolation. It requires recognizing this structural reality rather than seeking emotional reassurance.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
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.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4 That 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.
- James 1:12 Blessed 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 Thessalonians 1:3 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
- James 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- 2 Timothy 2:12 if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
- 1 Corinthians 10:13 No 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 Corinthians 1:14 as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 7:9 yet 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 Corinthians 12:20 For 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.