2 Corinthians 1:5
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.
In Context
Cross References
Acts 9:4And falling on the ground, he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
2 Corinthians 4:10Always bearing about in our body the mortification of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be made manifest in our bodies.
Philippians 1:20According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded, but with all confidence, as always, so now also shall Christ be magnified in my body, wither it be by life, or by death.
Philippians 3:10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death,
2 Thessalonians 2:16Exhort your hearts, and confirm you in every good work and word.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 1:4-7
Paul's Sufferings and Consolations. ( a. d. 57.) 3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. 5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the… Read the whole commentary →