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The God of All Comfort

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah![a] He is our merciful Father and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God. For as the Messiah’s[b] sufferings overflow into us, so also our comfort overflows through the Messiah.[c]

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:3 Or Christ
  2. 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or Christ’s
  3. 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or Christ

Praise to the God of All Comfort

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us(B) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(C) so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

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