2 Corinthians 1:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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  • 2 Cor 7:6-7 : 6 But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus; 7 And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.
  • Isa 51:12 : 12 I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?
  • Heb 12:12 : 12 For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,
  • 1 Thess 5:11 : 11 So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.
  • 2 Thess 2:16-17 : 16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, 17 Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.
  • Isa 52:9 : 9 Give sounds of joy, make melody together, waste places of Jerusalem: for the Lord has given comfort to his people, he has taken up the cause of Jerusalem.
  • Isa 66:12-14 : 12 For the Lord says, See, I will make her peace like a river, and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream, and she will take her children in her arms, gently caring for them on her knees. 13 As to one who is comforted by his mother, so will I give you comfort: and you will be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And you will see it and your heart will be glad, and your bones will get new strength, like young grass: and the hand of the Lord will be seen at work for his servants, and his wrath against his haters.
  • John 14:16 : 16 And I will make prayer to the Father and he will give you another Helper to be with you for ever,
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not let you be without a friend: I am coming to you.
  • John 14:26 : 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will be your teacher in all things and will put you in mind of everything I have said to you.
  • 2 Cor 1:5-6 : 5 For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater. 6 But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:
  • 2 Cor 7:13 : 13 So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.
  • Phil 1:14 : 14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.
  • 1 Thess 4:18 : 18 So then, give comfort to one another with these words.
  • Ps 32:5 : 5 I made my wrongdoing clear to you, and did not keep back my sin. I said, I will put it all before the Lord; and you took away my wrongdoing and my sin. (Selah.)
  • Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my safe and secret place; you will keep me from trouble; you will put songs of salvation on the lips of those who are round me. (Selah.)
  • Ps 34:2-6 : 2 My soul will say great things of the Lord: the poor in spirit will have knowledge of it and be glad. 3 O give praise to the Lord with me; let us be witnesses together of his great name. 4 I was searching for the Lord, and he gave ear to my voice, and made me free from all my fears. 5 Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed. 6 This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
  • Ps 66:16 : 16 Come, give ear to me, all you God-fearing men, so that I may make clear to you what he has done for my soul.
  • Ps 86:17 : 17 Give me a sign for good; so that my haters may see it and be shamed; because you, Lord, have been my help and comfort.
  • Isa 12:1 : 1 And in that day you will say I will give praise to you, O Lord; for though you were angry with me, your wrath is turned away, and I am comforted.
  • Isa 40:1 : 1 Give comfort, give comfort, to my people, says your God.
  • Isa 49:10 : 10 They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.
  • Isa 51:3 : 3 For the Lord has given comfort to Zion: he has made glad all her broken walls; making her waste places like Eden, and changing her dry land into the garden of the Lord; joy and delight will be there, praise and the sound of melody.

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    5For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

    6But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

    7And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.

    8For it is our desire that you may not be without knowledge of our trouble which came on us in Asia, that the weight of it was very great, more than our power, so that it seemed that we had no hope even of life:

    9Yes, we ourselves have had the answer of death in ourselves, so that our hope might not be in ourselves, but in God who is able to give life to the dead:

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    2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

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    7For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

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    6But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

    7And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

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    16Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who had love for us and has given us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

    17Give you comfort and strength in every good work and word.

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    13So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

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    4My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

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    4So that we ourselves take pride in you in the churches of God for your untroubled mind and your faith in all the troubles and sorrows which you are going through;

    5Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

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    18So then, give comfort to one another with these words.

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    4Now those things which were put down in writing before our time were for our learning, so that through quiet waiting and through the comfort of the holy Writings we might have hope.

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    21Now he who makes our faith strong together with you, in Christ, and has given us of his grace, is God;

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    7For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

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    2We sent Timothy, our brother and God's servant in the good news of Christ, to give you strength and comfort in your faith;

    3So that no man might be moved by these troubles; because you see that these things are part of God's purpose for us.

    4And when we were with you, we said to you that trouble was before us; and so it came about, as you see.

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    11Even as you saw how, like a father with his children, we were teaching and comforting you all, and giving witness,

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    7But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;

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    6And you took us and the Lord as your example, after the word had come to you in much trouble, with joy in the Holy Spirit;

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    14But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.

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    12So that glory may be given to the name of our Lord Jesus through you, and you may have glory in him, by the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

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    11So then, go on comforting and building up one another, as you have been doing.

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    2Grace to you and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    11You at the same time helping together by your prayer for us; so that for what has been given to us through a number of persons, praise may go up to God for us from all of them.

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    3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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    14And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.