2 Corinthians 1:7

⁷וְתִקְוָתֵנוּ עַל־אוֹדוֹתֵיכֶם אֵיתָנָה הִיא, בְּיָדְעֵנוּ כִּי כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאַתֶּם שֻׁתָּפִים לַצָּרוֹת, כֵּן גַּם שֻׁתָּפִים אַתֶּם לַנֶּחָמָה.e

2 Corinthians 1 opens one of Paul’s most personal and vulnerable letters. After a standard greeting, Paul launches into a sustained reflection on suffering, comfort, and the character of Christian ministry. He defends his integrity against accusations of fickleness, explaining th