26 for he has been longing for you all and has been distressed because you heard that he was ill.

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For (A)God is my witness, (B)how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

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13 So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering (A)for you, (B)which is your glory.

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

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to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

25 (A)Anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down,
    but a good word makes him glad.

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Therefore, my brothers,[a] whom I love and (A)long for, (B)my joy and (C)crown, (D)stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

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  1. Philippians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 8, 21

that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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37 And taking with him (A)Peter and (B)the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and troubled.

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

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20 (A)Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in (B)despair.
I (C)looked for (D)pity, but there was none,
    and for (E)comforters, but I found none.

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39 And the spirit of the king[a] longed to go out[b] to Absalom, because (A)he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 13:39 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Hebrew David
  2. 2 Samuel 13:39 Compare Vulgate ceased to go out

In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by (A)various trials,

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Thanksgiving and Prayer

(A)I thank my God (B)in all my remembrance of you,

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14 while they long for you and pray for you, because of the surpassing grace of God upon you.

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26 If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, (A)all rejoice together.

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11 For (A)I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you—

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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For (B)I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem (C)for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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35 (A)Jesus wept. 36 So the Jews said, “See (B)how he loved him!”

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27 If I say, (A)‘I will forget my complaint,
    I will put off my sad face, and (B)be of good cheer,’

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17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.”

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