2 Corinthians 1:6 (GNV)

Passage

And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and saluation, which is wrought in the induring of the same sufferings, which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and saluation.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:4 Which comforteth vs in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any affliction by the comfort wherewith we our selues are comforted of God.

2 Corinthians 1:5 For as the sufferings of Christ abounde in vs, so our consolation aboundeth through Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:6 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and saluation, which is wrought in the induring of the same sufferings, which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and saluation.

2 Corinthians 1:7 And our hope is stedfast concerning you, in as much as we know that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

2 Corinthians 1:8 For brethren, we woulde not haue you ignorant of our affliction, which came vnto vs in Asia, howe we were pressed out of measure passing strength, so that we altogether doubted, euen of life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whether", "afflicted", "consolation", "saluation", "wrought", "induring", "same", and "sufferings". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whether" and "afflicted", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For as the sufferings of Christ abounde..." into verse 7's "And our hope is stedfast concerning you...", so "whether" and "afflicted" 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 "whether" and "afflicted" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.