5 For just as the Messiah’s sufferings overflow into us, so through the Messiah our encouragement also overflows.

6 So if we undergo trials, it is for your encouragement and deliverance; and if we are encouraged, that should encourage you when you have to endure sufferings like those we are experiencing.

7 Moreover, our hope for you remains staunch, because we know that as you share in the sufferings, you will also share in the encouragement.