2 Corinthians 1:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But 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:

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  • 2 Tim 2:10 : 10 But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
  • 2 Cor 1:4 : 4 Who 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.
  • 2 Cor 4:15-18 : 15 For 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. 16 For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day. 17 For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory; 18 While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
  • 2 Cor 5:5 : 5 Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.
  • 2 Cor 12:15 : 15 And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
  • Eph 3:13 : 13 For this reason it is my prayer that you may not become feeble because of my troubles for you, which are your glory.
  • Phil 1:19 : 19 For I am conscious that this will be for my salvation, through your prayer and the giving out of the stored wealth of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
  • Heb 12:10-11 : 10 For they truly gave us punishment for a short time, as it seemed good to them; but he does it for our profit, so that we may become holy as he is. 11 At the time all punishment seems to be pain and not joy: but after, those who have been trained by it get from it the peace-giving fruit of righteousness.
  • Rom 5:3-5 : 3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting; 4 And waiting gives experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
  • Rom 8:28 : 28 And we are conscious that all things are working together for good to those who have love for God, and have been marked out by his purpose.
  • 1 Cor 3:21-23 : 21 So let no one take pride in men. For all things are yours; 22 Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 23 And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
  • Acts 21:5 : 5 And when these days came to an end, we went on our journey; and they all, with their wives and children, came with us on our way till we were out of the town: and after going on our knees in prayer by the sea,

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

    4 Who 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.

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

  • 2 Cor 1:7-8
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    7 And 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.

    8 For 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:

  • 1 Thess 3:7-8
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    7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

    8 For it is life to us if you keep your faith in the Lord unchanged.

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    4 So 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;

    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

    6 For it is an act of righteousness on God's part to give trouble as their reward to those who are troubling you,

  • 1 Pet 1:6
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    6 You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

  • 1 Thess 1:5-6
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    5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

    6 And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

  • 2 Cor 7:4
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    4 My 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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    2 We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

    3 So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

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

  • 2 Cor 7:13
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    13 So 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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    4 But in everything making it clear that we are the servants of God, in quiet strength, in troubles, in need, in sorrow,

  • Phil 2:1
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    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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    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

  • 1 Pet 4:13
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    13 But 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.

  • 2 Thess 2:16-17
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    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.

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

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

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    12 That 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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    3 And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

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    28 Having no fear of those who are against you; which is a clear sign of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God;

    29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

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    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;

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    26 And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    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;

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    9 But, my loved ones, though we say this, we are certain that you have better things in you, things which go with salvation;

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    4 Now 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.

    5 Now may the God who gives comfort and strength in waiting make you of the same mind with one another in harmony with Christ Jesus:

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    8 Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;

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

  • 2 Cor 7:9
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    9 Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

  • 2 Cor 1:11-12
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    11 You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.

    12 For 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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    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

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    14 For you, my brothers, took as your examples the churches of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; because you underwent the same things from your countrymen as they did from the Jews;

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    12 So then, death is working in us, but life in you.

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    9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

    10 And 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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    8 Have no feeling of shame, then, for the witness of our Lord or for me, his prisoner: but undergo all things for the good news in the measure of the power of God;

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    10 As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.