King James Version

2 Corinthians 1:5

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Study

Greek

Tap a word to see its meaning.

The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (τοῦ) before Christ here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forκαθὼςkathōsasκαθώςconjunction — “as”G2531according to the manner in which, in the degree that, just as, as.asπερισσεύειperisseueiaboundπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “abound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.aboundτὰtatheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παθήματαpathēmatasufferingπάθημα (pathēma)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “suffering”, the subject formG3804(a) suffering, affliction, (b) passion, emotion, (c) an undergoing, an enduring.This verse uses “suffering”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.Christεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.ἡμᾶςhēmasIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “I”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).οὕτωςhoutōsthusοὕτω(ς)adverb — “thus”G3779thus, so, in this manner.This verse uses “thus”.διὰdiathroughδιάpreposition — “through”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.This verse uses “through”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ΧριστοῦchristouChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.περισσεύειperisseueito aboundπερισσεύω (perisseuō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to abound”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4052(a) intrans: I exceed the ordinary (the necessary), abound, overflow; am left over, (b) trans: I cause to abound.καὶkaiandκαίadverb — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.παράκλησιςparaklēsisencouragementπαράκλησιςnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “encouragement”, the subject formG3874a calling for, summons, hence: (a) exhortation, (b) entreaty, (c) encouragement, joy, gladness, (d) consolation, comfort.This verse uses “encouragement”.ἡμῶνhēmōnIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because, as the sufferings of the Christ do abound to us, so through the Christ doth abound also our comfort;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

For as the sufferings of Christ abound unto us, even so our comfort also aboundeth through Christ.

Young’s Literal Translation

because, as the sufferings of the Christ do abound to us, so through the Christ doth abound also our comfort;

World English Bible

For as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, even so our comfort also abounds through Christ.

Darby Translation

Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.

Douay-Rheims

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us: so also by Christ doth our comfort abound.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Analytics Cookies