New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Corinthians 1:4
4who 1comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in 2any 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
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 will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. 6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer;
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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
- comfortsπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
- us in allπᾶςpas · allG3956
- our afflictionθλῖψιςthlipsis · pressureG2347
- soεἰςeis · towardG1519
- that we will be ableδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
- thoseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- with the comfortπαράκλησιςparaklēsis · encouragementG3874
- with whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- we ourselvesαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- by Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:4
- 2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- Psalms 86:17Show me a sign for good, That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed, Because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
- Isaiah 12:1Then you will say on that day, “I will give thanks to You, O Lord; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me.
- Isaiah 49:10They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them And will guide them to springs of water.
- Isaiah 51:3Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her waste places. And her wilderness He will make like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord; Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and sound of a melody.
- Isaiah 52:9Break forth, shout joyfully together, 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 extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and fondled on the knees.
- John 14:16I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may 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 has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope by grace,
- 2 Corinthians 1:5For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ.
- Psalms 32:5I acknowledged my sin to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
- Psalms 34:2My soul will make its boast in the Lord; The humble will hear it and rejoice.
- Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all who fear God, And I will tell of what He has done for my soul.
- Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, O comfort My people,” says your God.
- Isaiah 66:14Then you will see this, and your heart will be glad, And your bones will flourish like the new grass; And the hand of the Lord will be made known to His servants, But He will be indignant toward 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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