26 (A)since he was longing for you all, and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

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26 For he longs for all of you(A) and is distressed because you heard he was ill.

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For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affection of Jesus Christ.

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God can testify(A) how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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13 (A)Therefore I ask that you do not lose heart at my tribulations for you, (B)which is your glory.

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13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

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15 (A)Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

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15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.(A)

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To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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25 (A)Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression,
But (B)a good word makes it glad.

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25 Anxiety weighs down the heart,(A)
    but a kind word cheers it up.

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Be Anxious for Nothing; Think These Thoughts

Therefore, my beloved and (A)longed-for brethren, (B)my joy and crown, so (C)stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

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Closing Appeal for Steadfastness and Unity

Therefore, my brothers and sisters, you whom I love and long for,(A) my joy and crown, stand firm(B) in the Lord in this way, dear friends!

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(A)that I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.

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I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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37 And He took with Him Peter and (A)the two sons of Zebedee, and He began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.

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37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee(A) along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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28 “Come to me,(A) all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.(B)

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20 Reproach has broken my heart,
And I am full of [a]heaviness;
(A)I looked for someone to take pity, but there was none;
And for (B)comforters, but I found none.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 69:20 Lit. sickness

20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(A) but I found none.(B)

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39 And [a]King David [b]longed to go to Absalom. For he had been (A)comforted concerning Amnon, because he was dead.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:39 So with MT, Syr., Vg.; LXX the spirit of the king; Tg. the soul of King David
  2. 2 Samuel 13:39 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. ceased to pursue after

39 And King David longed to go to Absalom,(A) for he was consoled(B) concerning Amnon’s death.

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(A)In this you greatly rejoice, though now (B)for a little while, if need be, (C)you have been [a]grieved by various trials,

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  1. 1 Peter 1:6 distressed

In all this you greatly rejoice,(A) though now for a little while(B) you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.(C)

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