Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 1:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 1 in context

Scripture Focus

5For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

6And 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.

7And our hope of you is stedfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.

2 Corinthians 1:5-7

Biblical Context

The passage says that our hardships become the ground for consolation to grow through Christ. As we partake in suffering, we are likewise partakers of consolation and hope.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the 'sufferings of Christ' not as external events pressing upon you, but as a movement of consciousness, a stage in the drama of inner awareness. The apostle speaks of abundance—when the state that calls itself 'I' experiences trial, the same 'I' can radiate consolation that is Christ within. In Neville's terms, suffering and consolation are not separate facts but two harmonies of the same vibration. Your present affliction becomes the space in which your awareness practices a revision: you are not the pain, you are the witness; the witness then dissolves the pain by the authority of Christ, the I AM. When you feel comfort, that is the demonstration that you and others are held in the same inner order; your consolation extends to the recipients of your letters, to the future you hope for. And your hope is steady because you understand the inner rule: as you partake in the sufferings, you shall partake in the consolation. The body of consciousness expands through such alignment, and you discover that the 'salvation' of the text is simply your own awakened state.