¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, ^(A)who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good ^(B)hope through grace, ¹⁷ comfort your hearts and ^(C)establish them in every good work and word.

³² Behold, ^(A)the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when ^(B)you will be scattered, each to his own home, and ^(C)will leave me alone. ^(D)Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. ³³ I have said these things to you, that ^(E)in me you may have peace. ^(F)In the world you will have ^(G)tribulation. But ^(H)take heart; ^(I)I have overcome the world.”