2 Corinthians 1:6-11 And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation… I. ARE OFTEN EXPERIENCED IN THE REST OF ENTERPRISES (2 Corinthians 11:23, 29). II. ARE EVER NECESSARY FOR THE RENDERING OF THE HIGHEST SERVICE TO MANKIND (VER 6). III. THEIR DETAILMENT PURELY FOR THE GOOD OF OTHERS IS JUSTIFIABLE (VER. 8). IV. THEIR EXPERIENCE OFTEN PROVES A BLESSING TO THE SUFFERER. They seem to have done two things for Paul — 1. To have transferred his trust in himself to God (ver. 9). 2. To have awakened the prayers of others on his behalf (ver. 11). (D. Thomas, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. |
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