2 Corinthians 1:5-7

1:5 For just as the sufferings ¹  of Christ ²  overflow ³  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁴  1:6 But if we are afflicted, ⁵  it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer. 1:7 And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in ⁶  our sufferings, so also you will share in ⁷  our comfort.

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¹ tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.

² tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.

³ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

⁴ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

⁵ tn Or “are troubled.”

⁶ tn Grk “as you are sharers in.”

⁷ tn Grk “will be sharers in.”