English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 1:4
4who 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.
2 Corinthians 1:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
- New International Version (NIV)who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
Context of 2 Corinthians 1:4
2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who 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 Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too. 6If 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.
Read all of 2 Corinthians 12 Corinthians 1:4 word by word
ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ δύνασθαι ἡμᾶς παρακαλεῖν τοὺς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- comfortethπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- tribulationθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
- may be ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- toεἰςeis · towardG1519
- which areὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- the comfort wherewithπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
- we ourselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- ofὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:4
- 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
- Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of your favor, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Isaiah 12:1You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O Lord, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.
- Isaiah 49:10they shall not hunger or thirst, neither scorching wind nor sun shall strike them, for he who has pity on them will lead them, and by springs of water will guide them.
- Isaiah 51:3For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
- Isaiah 52:9Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 66:12For thus says the Lord: "Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; and you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip, and bounced upon her knees.
- John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
- John 14:18"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- 2 Corinthians 1:5For as we share abundantly in Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.
- Psalms 32:5I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
- Psalms 34:2My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad.
- Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
- Isaiah 40:1Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
- Isaiah 66:14You shall see, and your heart shall rejoice; your bones shall flourish like the grass; and the hand of the Lord shall be known to his servants, and he shall show his indignation against his enemies.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Who comforteth us - Who shows himself to be the God of tender mercy, by condescending to notice us, who have never deserved any good at his hand; and also the God of all consolation, by comforting us in all our tribulation - never leaving us a prey to anxiety, carking care, persecution, or temptation; but, by the comforts of his Spirit, bearing us up in, through, and above, all our trials and difficulties. That we may be able to comfort them - Even…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Who comforteth us - Paul here doubtless refers primarily to himself and his fellow apostles as having been filled with comfort in their trials; to the support which the promises of God gave; to the influences of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter; and to the hopes of eternal life through the gospel of the Redeemer. That we may be able to comfort - Paul does not say that this was the only design which God had in comforting them that they might be able to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Suffering helps Christ's servants understand and empathize with others. Paul is not a distant pastor; he connects with the people he serves.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. us--idiomatic for me (1Th 2:18). that we may ... comfort them which are in any trouble--Translate, as the Greek is the same as before, "tribulation." The apostle lived, not to himself, but to the Church; so, whatever graces God conferred on him, he considered granted not for himself alone, but that he might have the greater ability to help others [Calvin]. So participation in all the afflictions of man peculiarly qualified Jesus to be man's comforter…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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