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

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

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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

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

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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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(A)that I have great sorrow and continual grief 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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28 Come to (A)Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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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

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

(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

Thankfulness and Prayer

(A)I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

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(A)Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill (B)the law of Christ.

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14 and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding (A)grace of God in you.

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26 And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

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

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13 Then Paul answered, (A)“What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

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35 (A)Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

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27 (A)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’

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17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Surely (A)I have sinned, and I have done wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand, I pray, be against me and against my father’s house.”

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