There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
2 Corinthians 1:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For just as Christ's [own] sufferings fall to our lot [as they overflow upon His disciples, and we share and experience them] abundantly, so through Christ comfort (consolation and encouragement) is also [shared and experienced] abundantly by us. American Standard Version (1901) For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeth through Christ. Common English Bible That is because we receive so much comfort through Christ in the same way that we share so many of Christ’s sufferings. Catholic Public Domain Version For just as the Passion of Christ abounds in us, so also, through Christ, does our consolation abound. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound. |
There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? ’
and if children, also heirs #– #heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ #– #if indeed we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
My eager expectation and hope is that I will not be ashamed about anything, but that now as always, with all courage, Christ will be highly honoured in my body, whether by life or by death.
If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,
My goal is to know him and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of his sufferings, being conformed to his death,
Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for his body, that is, the church.
along with the persecutions and sufferings that came to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured #– #and yet the Lord rescued me from them all.
Instead, rejoice as you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice with great joy when his glory is revealed.