26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been 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 record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels 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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15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

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

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To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.

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    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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Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

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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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Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly 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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I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

I thank my God every time I remember you.(A)

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13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for you, 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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Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

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Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.(A)

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14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

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14 And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.

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26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.

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26 If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

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That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my heart.

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I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

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11 I long to see you(A) so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift(B) to make you strong—

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