2 Corinthians 1: The God of All Comfort

Paul praises God, who comforts believers in affliction so they can comfort others, and describes a deadly peril in Asia that taught him to rely on God. He explains that his change of travel plans was not fickle, for all God's promises are yes in Christ.

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According to 2 Corinthians 1:6-7, how does Paul connect his own affliction and comfort to the Corinthians' well-being?

His affliction is meant to make the Corinthians feel guilty for his hardships, so that they will support himHis affliction is entirely unrelated to the Corinthians, since his sufferings concern only his own walk with GodBoth his affliction and his comfort ultimately serve the Corinthians, since sharing in the same sufferings means they will also share in the same comfortHis comfort will come only once the Corinthians stop causing him grief, and until then he expects none at all