whether.

2 Corinthians 1:4
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

2 Corinthians 4:15-18
All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God. . . .

1 Corinthians 3:21-23
Therefore stop boasting in men. All things are yours, . . .

2 Timothy 2:10
For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.

it is.

Acts 21:5
But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us.

effectual.

2 Corinthians 4:17
For our light and temporary affliction is producing for us an eternal glory that far outweighs our troubles.

2 Corinthians 5:5
And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

Romans 5:3-5
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; . . .

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

Philippians 1:19
because I know that through your prayers and the provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ, my distress will turn out for my deliverance.

Hebrews 12:10, 11
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness. . . .