2 Korintus 1:4

1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles ¹  so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble ²  with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Korintus 4:17

4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ³  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

2 Korintus 6:10

6:10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

2 Korintus 7:4

A Letter That Caused Sadness

7:4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride ⁴  on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; ⁵  I am overflowing with joy in the midst of ⁶  all our suffering.

2 Korintus 8:2

8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ⁷  of their generosity.

2 Korintus 11:27

11:27 in hard work and toil, ⁸  through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing. ⁹ 

2 Korintus 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

[1:4]  ¹ tn Or “our trials”; traditionally, “our affliction.” The term θλῖψις (qliyi") refers to trouble (including persecution) that involves direct suffering (L&N 22.2).

[1:4]  ² tn Or “any trials”; traditionally, “any affliction.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

[7:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “great is my boasting.”

[7:4]  ⁵ tn Or “comfort.”

[7:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “I am overflowing with joy in all our suffering”; the words “in the midst of” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to clarify that Paul is not rejoicing in the suffering itself, but in his relationship with the Corinthians in the midst of all his suffering.

[8:2]  ⁷ tn Or “riches.”

[11:27]  ⁸ tn The two different words for labor are translated “in hard work and toil” by L&N 42.48.

[11:27]  ⁹ tn Grk “in cold and nakedness.” Paul does not mean complete nakedness, however, which would have been repugnant to a Jew; he refers instead to the lack of sufficient clothing, especially in cold weather. A related word is used to 1 Cor 4:11, also in combination with experiencing hunger and thirst.