2 Corinthians 1:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

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  • Col 1:24 : 24 Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;
  • Phil 3:10 : 10 That I may have knowledge of him, and of the power of his coming back from the dead, and a part with him in his pains, becoming like him in his death;
  • 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.
  • Luke 2:25 : 25 And there was then in Jerusalem a man whose name was Simeon; and he was an upright man, fearing God and waiting for the comfort of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was on him.
  • Acts 9:4 : 4 And he went down on the earth, and a voice said to him, Saul, Saul, why are you attacking me so cruelly?
  • 1 Cor 4:10-13 : 10 We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame. 11 Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place; 12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly; 13 When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.
  • 2 Cor 4:10-11 : 10 In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies. 11 For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.
  • 2 Cor 11:23-30 : 23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death. 24 Five times the Jews gave me forty blows but one. 25 Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water; 26 In frequent travels, in dangers on rivers, in dangers from outlaws, in dangers from my countrymen, in dangers from the Gentiles, in dangers in the town, in dangers in the waste land, in dangers at sea, in dangers among false brothers; 27 In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing. 28 In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches. 29 Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry? 30 If I have to take credit to myself, I will do so in the things in which I am feeble.
  • Phil 1:20 : 20 In the measure of my strong hope and belief that in nothing will I be put to shame, but that without fear, as at all times, so now will Christ have glory in my body, by life or by death.
  • Phil 2:1 : 1 If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

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    6But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

    7And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.

    8For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

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    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

    4Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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    7For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

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    4My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

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    4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

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    13But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

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    13So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

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    2Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.

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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

    17Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

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    1If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

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    7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

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    4Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

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    24Now I have joy in my pain because of you, and in my flesh I undergo whatever is still needed to make the sorrows of Christ complete, for the salvation of his body, the church;

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    6But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

    7And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

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    17For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory;

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    2We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

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    4And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

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    18So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

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    12For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

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    10And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

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    2How while they were undergoing every sort of trouble, and were in the greatest need, they took all the greater joy in being able to give freely to the needs of others.

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    11And not only so, but we have joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we are now at peace with God.

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    4But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

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    10In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.

    11For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

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    13For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.

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    12That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

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    15For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

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    4For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

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    4And this is the certain faith which we have in God through Christ:

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    14But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.