2 Corinthians 1:1-7

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Paul Greets the Church in Corinth

1 From:^[a] Paul, an apostle of the Messiah^[b] Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother.

To: God’s church in Corinth, and to all the holy people^[c] throughout Achaia.

² May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah,^[d] be yours!

The God of All Comfort

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah!^[e] He is our merciful Father and the God of all comfort, ⁴ who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God. ⁵ For as the Messiah’s^[f] sufferings overflow into us, so also our comfort overflows through the Messiah.^{[g] 6} If we suffer, it is for your comfort and salvation. If we are comforted, it is for your comfort when you patiently endure the same sufferings that we are suffering. ⁷ Our hope for you is unshaken, because we know that as you share our sufferings, you also share our comfort.