Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

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

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(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and (B)God of all comfort, who (C)comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in [a]any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For just (D)as the sufferings of Christ are [b]ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:4 Lit every
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:5 Lit to us

God Offers Comfort to All

All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.

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