2 Corinthians 1:6
And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation.
Cross-reference
In 2 Corinthians 1:4, comfort is given to us so we can comfort others — here the affliction itself is for their comfort and salvation.
In 2 Corinthians 4:15-18, Paul expands: affliction is for the Corinthians' benefit and produces eternal glory, not just comfort.
In 2 Cor 4:17, Paul describes affliction as preparing eternal glory — expanding on the positive outcome of sufferings mentioned in 1:6.
Romans 5:3-5 details the chain from suffering to endurance to hope — directly parallel to the 'patient endurance' produced in 1:6.
In 2 Timothy 2:10, Paul endures everything for the elect to obtain salvation — here affliction is for their comfort and salvation.
In Ephesians 3:13, Paul urges not to lose heart over his sufferings, which are their glory — echoing that his afflictions benefit them.
Hebrews 12:11 highlights that discipline yields peaceful fruit later — similar to how affliction in 1:6 produces endurance and comfort.
Romans 8:28 assures that all things work for good — providing the broader purpose behind the afflictions that bring comfort in 1:6.
Hebrews 12:10 shows discipline aiming at holiness — a complementary purpose to the comfort and endurance from afflictions in 1:6.