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

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

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

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

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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 have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

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

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

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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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Thanksgiving and Prayer

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

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

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

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35 Jesus wept.(A)

36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”(B)

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27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(A)
    I will change my expression, and smile,’

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17 When David saw the angel who was striking down the people, he said to the Lord, “I have sinned; I, the shepherd,[a] have done wrong. These are but sheep.(A) What have they done?(B) Let your hand fall on me and my family.”(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 24:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text does not have the shepherd.

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