5. We share the sufferings of Christ. We also share his comfort.
6. If we are having trouble, it is so that you will be comforted and renewed. If we are comforted, it is so that you will be comforted. Then you will be able to put up with the same suffering we have gone through.
7. Our hope for you remains firm. We know that you suffer just as we do. In the same way, God comforts you just as he comforts us.