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BlessedΕὐλογητὸςbethe Godὁ θεὸςandκαὶFatherπατὴρof our Lordτοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦthe Fatherὁ πατὴρof merciesτῶν οἰκτιρμῶνandκαὶGodθεὸςof allπάσηςcomfort,παρακλήσεως
2 Corinthians 1:3
Study it in the app“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,”
In the midst of his affliction, Paul calls God the “God of all comfort”Comfort
With the Greek beneath
2 Corinthians 1:3, word by word
- BlessedΕὐλογητὸςEulogētos
blessed
Blessed, worthy of praise; said of God.
Where else “Eulogētos” appears- the Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- Fatherπατὴρpatēr
Father
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patēr” appears- of our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- of merciesοἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōn
compassion, mercy
Compassion, mercy: pity that comes from the heart.
Where else “oiktirmōn” appears- comfortπαρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs
comfort
The relief God or fellow believers give.
Where else “paraklēseōs” appears
The context
2grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah.
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4who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.