Greeting
1Paul, aan apostle of Christ Jesus bby the will of God, and cTimothy our brother,
To the church of God that is at Corinth, dwith all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia:
2eGrace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
God of All Comfort
3fBlessed be the gGod and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and hGod of all comfort, 4iwho comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5For as we share abundantly in jChrist's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.1 6kIf we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which you experience when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we suffer. 7Our hope for you is unshaken, for we know that as you lshare in our sufferings, you will also share in our comfort.
Footnotes
- 1 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ
Sweet Fruit from a Thorny Tree
2 Corinthians 1:1–7 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 19:43 • ID: 2574
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