2 Corinthians 1:1-7

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Greeting

1 Paul, ^(A)an apostle of Christ Jesus ^(B)by the will of God, and ^(C)Timothy our brother,

To the church of God that is at Corinth, ^(D)with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:

²^(E)Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

God of All Comfort

³^(F)Blessed be the ^(G)God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and ^(H)God of all comfort, ⁴^(I)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. ⁵For as we share abundantly in ^(J)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.^[a] ⁶^(K)If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. ⁷Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you ^(L)share in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.