2 Corinthians 1:1-5

1Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ by 1God's will, and the brother Timotheus, to the assembly of 2God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia.

2Grace to you, and peace from 3God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.

3Blessed [be] the 4God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and 5God of all encouragement;

4who encourages us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to encourage those who are in any tribulation whatever, through the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged of 6God.

5Because, even as the sufferings of the Christ abound towards us, so through the Christ does our encouragement also abound.