2 Corinthians 1:3 — King James Version← Study notes
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;”
2 Corinthians 1:3 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 2 Corinthians 1:318 words
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 1:3
It is meet to enquire, first, why to the former Epistle he adds a second: and what can be his reason for thus beginning with the mercies and consolation of God. Why then does he add a second Epistle? Whereas in the first he had said, “I will come to you, and will know not the word of them which are puffed up, but the power;” 1 Corinthians 4:19 and again towards the end had promised the same in milder terms, thus, “I will come unto you when I shall have passed through…
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Priya SharmaNote3mo agoThe God of Comfort
Paul opens: 'Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles.' God as comfort rather than judge.
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Chiara RussoNote3mo agoThe God of All Comfort
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort. Paul opens a letter full of conflict and defense with gratitude for God's comfort. He's bee...
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