2 Corinthians 1:6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which produces in you the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer.
The setting
Ephesus, ~55 AD. Paul explains to the Corinthians why his suffering serves their spiritual growth, writing from modern-day Turkey...
The emotion here: defending his calling while bleeding for others
The original word
hypomonē (ὑπομονή) — patient endurance under pressure, like a weight-lifter holding the bar
Why it matters
The Corinthians were questioning whether Paul's sufferings meant God had abandoned him
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Corinthians 1:6
Paul is defending his apostleship - the Corinthians thought successful leaders shouldn't suffer
Common misconceptionPeople think Paul is being a martyr complex. He's actually explaining the mysterious economy of ministry - leaders absorb pain so others can grow.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Corinthians 1:6
Bible Genome reading
2 Corinthians 1:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Corinthians 1:6 comes from the book of 2 Corinthians, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Paul. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include vicarious suffering, mutual benefit. Notable phrases: afflicted for your comfort; comfort which produces endurance. This verse contains a promise of God.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
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