2 Corinthians 7:4

² Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

³ I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

⁵ For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

⁶ Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
KJV: Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
WEB: Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
ASV: Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
DARBY: Great [is] my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.
BLB: Much [is] my boldness toward you⁺; much [is] my boasting on behalf of you⁺; I have been filled with encouragement; I overabound with joy upon all our tribulation.

ÅB: Jeg har stor tiltro til dere; jeg roser meg storlig av dere; jeg er full av trøst, jeg er overvettes rik på glede under all vår trengsel.
OTB: Min tillit til dere er stor; min stolthet over dere er enorm. Jeg er fylt med trøst; jeg er overfylt med glede til tross for alle våre problemer.
B1930: Jeg har stor tiltro til eder; jeg roser mig storlig av eder; jeg er full av trøst, jeg er overvettes rik på glede under all vår trengsel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Corinthians 1:4
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
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James 1:2
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
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2 Corinthians 3:12
Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech:
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Romans 5:3
And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience;
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1 Corinthians 1:4
I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
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Philippians 2:17
Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.
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Colossians 1:24
Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church:
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2 Corinthians 1:14
As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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