¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,^(A) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^(B)

¹² At once the Spirit sent him out into the wilderness,

¹⁸ Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.^(A)

Praise to the God of All Comfort

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us^(B) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

¹⁰ I want to know^(A) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,^(B) becoming like him in his death,^(C)