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Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more; neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain, any more: the first things are passed away.

Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

My flesh and my heart faileth; ButGod is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; Thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.

casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you.

God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.

then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. — read the full passage →

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. — read the full passage →

For the Lord will not cast off for ever. — read the full passage →

For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. — read the full passage →

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.

Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

And Jesus went about all the cities and the villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of disease and all manner of sickness. — read the full passage →

Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.

We love, because he first loved us.

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

Let not your heart be troubled: believe in God, believe also in me.

And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.

From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak: I am become all things to all men, that I may by all means save some.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; or whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.

And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

Nevertheless I am continually with thee: Thou hast holden my right hand. — read the full passage →

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed: for Jehovah thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Howbeit ye did well that ye had fellowship with my affliction.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Thou numberest my wanderings: Put thou my tears into thy bottle; Are they not in thy book?

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

I thank my God upon all my remembrance of you,

But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

And ye therefore now have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh away from you.

When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, — read the full passage →

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. — read the full passage →

For he knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.

Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days; and I fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,

And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him. — read the full passage →

And a second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. — read the full passage →

This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

For this God is our God for ever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. — read the full passage →

For his anger is but for a moment; His favor is for a life-time: Weeping may tarry for the night, But joy cometh in the morning.

For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples went with him, and a great multitude. — read the full passage →

For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.

And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope. — read the full passage →

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows; yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed to us-ward.