2 Corinthians 1:7

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And our hope for you is steadfast because we know that as you share in our sufferings, so also you will share in our comfort.

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  • Rom 8:17-18 : 17 And if children, then heirs(namely, heirs of God and also fellow heirs with Christ)– if indeed we suffer with him so we may also be glorified with him. 18 For I consider that our present sufferings cannot even be compared to the coming glory that will be revealed to us.
  • 1 Cor 10:13 : 13 No trial has overtaken you that is not faced by others. And God is faithful: He will not let you be tried beyond what you are able to bear, but with the trial will also provide a way out so that you may be able to endure it.
  • 2 Cor 1:14 : 14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
  • 2 Cor 7:9 : 9 Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
  • Phil 1:6-7 : 6 For I am sure of this very thing, that the one who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.
  • 1 Thess 1:3-4 : 3 because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you,
  • 2 Thess 1:4-7 : 4 As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring. 5 Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering. 6 For it is right for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to you who are being afflicted to give rest together with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels.
  • 2 Tim 2:12 : 12 If we endure, we will also reign with him. If we deny him, he will also deny us.
  • Jas 1:2-4 : 2 Joy in Trials My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
  • Jas 1:12 : 12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
  • Matt 5:11-12 : 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
  • Luke 22:28-30 : 28 “You are the ones who have remained with me in my trials. 29 Thus I grant to you a kingdom, just as my Father granted to me, 30 that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

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    4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

    5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

    6But if we are afflicted, 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 Thess 3:7-8
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    7So in all our distress and affliction, we were reassured about you, brothers and sisters, through your faith.

    8For now we are alive again, if you stand firm in the Lord.

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    4As a result we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your perseverance and faith in all the persecutions and afflictions you are enduring.

    5Encouragement in Persecution This is evidence of God’s righteous judgment, to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which in fact you are suffering.

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    8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

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    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • 2 Thess 2:16-17
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    16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

    17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.

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    13But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad.

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    2We sent Timothy, our brother and fellow worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen you and encourage you about your faith,

    3so that no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For you yourselves know that we are destined for this.

    4For in fact when we were with you, we were telling you in advance that we would suffer affliction, and so it has happened, as you well know.

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    12that is, that we may be mutually comforted by one another’s faith, both yours and mine.

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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

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    7We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

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    13Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

    6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, when you received the message with joy that comes from the Holy Spirit, despite great affliction.

    7As a result you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia.

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    12Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

    13For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

    14just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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    19For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?

    20For you are our glory and joy!

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    1Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

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    6This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

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    28and by not being intimidated in any way by your opponents. This is a sign of their destruction, but of your salvation– a sign which is from God.

    29For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,

    30since you are encountering the same conflict that you saw me face and now hear that I am facing.

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    3because we recall in the presence of our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and endurance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Rom 5:3
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    3Not only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

  • Rom 15:13
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    13Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

  • Rom 15:4-5
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    4For everything that was written in former times was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we may have hope.

    5Now may the God of endurance and comfort give you unity with one another in accordance with Christ Jesus,

  • Phil 2:18-19
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    18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

    19Models for Ministry Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, so that I too may be encouraged by hearing news about you.

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    7For it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, since both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace together with me.

  • Col 1:24
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    24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

  • Heb 10:33
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    33At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and afflictions, and at other times you came to share with others who were treated in that way.

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    11As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,

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    16I rejoice because in everything I am fully confident in you.

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    13For this reason I ask you not to lose heart because of what I am suffering for you, which is your glory.

  • 1 Thess 2:14
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    14For you became imitators, brothers and sisters, of God’s churches in Christ Jesus that are in Judea, because you too suffered the same things from your own countrymen as they in fact did from the Jews,

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    2But although we suffered earlier and were mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of much opposition.

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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

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    4And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing– and will do– what we are commanding.