2 Corinthians 1:4 (DBY)

Passage

who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement;

2 Corinthians 1:4 who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of God.

2 Corinthians 1:5 Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.

2 Corinthians 1:6 But whether we are in tribulation, [it is] for your encouragement and salvation, wrought in the endurance of the same sufferings which *we* also suffer,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "encourages", "tribulation", "able", "whatever", "through", and "encouragement". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "encourages" and "tribulation", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Blessed be the God and Father of..." into verse 5's "Because even as the sufferings of the...", so "encourages" and "tribulation" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "encourages" and "tribulation" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.