¹² Meanwhile they had taken the boy away alive and were not a little comforted.

¹⁶ Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and through grace gave us eternal comfort and good hope,

¹⁴ And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.^(A)

⁴ who consoles us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction with the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God.

¹¹ Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.

¹⁸ Therefore encourage one another with these words.

² and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s coworker^[a] in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you for the sake of your faith,^(A)

²² I am sending him to you for this very purpose, to let you know how we are and to encourage your hearts.

God’s People Are Comforted