rkjnt 2Corinthians:1:3-11 SEEK
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ ,
the Father of mercies ,
and the God of all comfort ;
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Who comforts us in all our troubles ,
that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God .
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For as we abundantly share in the sufferings of Christ ,
so through Christ we also abundantly share in comfort .
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But if we are afflicted ,
it is for your comfort and salvation ;
and if we are comforted ,
it is for your comfort ,
which works in you when you patiently endure the same sufferings which we suffer .
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And our hope for you is steadfast ,
knowing ,
that as you are partakers of our sufferings ,
so you also partake of our comfort .
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For we would not have you ignorant of our trouble ,
brethren ,
which came to us in Asia ,
that we were pressed down beyond measure ,
beyond our strength ,
so that we despaired even of life .
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Indeed ,
we had the sentence of death in ourselves ,
that we should not trust in ourselves ,
but in God who raises the dead :
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Who has delivered us from so deadly a peril ,
and who will deliver us :
we trust in him ,
that he will deliver us again ,
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As you help by praying for us .
Then thanks will be given by many on our behalf for the favour bestowed upon us by the prayers of many .