2 Corinthians 1:4

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

2May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace. 3All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. 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. 5For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. 6Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer.

2 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 encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
• Psalms 86:17Send me a sign of your favor. Then those who hate me will be put to shame, for you, O Lord, help and comfort me.
• Isaiah 12:1In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O Lord! You were angry with me, but not anymore. Now you comfort me.
• Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.
• Isaiah 51:3The Lord will comfort Israel again and have pity on her ruins. Her desert will blossom like Eden, her barren wilderness like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found there. Songs of thanksgiving will fill the air.
• Isaiah 52:9Let the ruins of Jerusalem break into joyful song, for the Lord has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 66:12This is what the Lord says: “I will give Jerusalem a river of peace and prosperity. The wealth of the nations will flow to her. Her children will be nursed at her breasts, carried in her arms, and held on her lap.
• John 14:16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.
• John 14:18No, I will not abandon 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 by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,
• 2 Corinthians 1:5For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.
• Psalms 32:5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
• Psalms 34:2I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.
• Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
• Isaiah 40:1“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.
• Isaiah 66:14When you see these things, your heart will rejoice. You will flourish like the grass! Everyone will see the Lord’s hand of blessing on his servants— and his anger 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