the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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2 Corinthians 1:4
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comforteth: 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 7:7, Psalms 86:17, Isaiah 12:1, Isaiah 49:10, Isaiah 51:3, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 52:9, Isaiah 66:12, Isaiah 66:13, John 14:16, John 14:18, John 14:26, 2 Thessalonians 2:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:17
that: 2 Corinthians 1:5, 2 Corinthians 1:6, Psalms 32:5, Psalms 32:7, Psalms 34:2-6, Psalms 66:16, Isaiah 40:1, Isaiah 66:14, Philippians 1:14, 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Hebrews 12:12
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:7 - greatly Exodus 40:9 - the anointing oil Job 29:25 - one that Psalms 32:6 - For this Psalms 71:21 - comfort Psalms 94:19 - General Isaiah 33:2 - our salvation Isaiah 57:15 - to revive the spirit Isaiah 61:2 - to comfort Jeremiah 14:8 - in time Jeremiah 45:2 - unto Matthew 5:4 - General Matthew 11:30 - burden Luke 6:21 - ye that weep Luke 22:32 - strengthen John 11:19 - to comfort Acts 20:12 - were Acts 27:22 - I exhort Acts 27:36 - they all Romans 5:4 - patience Romans 15:5 - consolation 1 Corinthians 14:3 - comfort 1 Corinthians 14:31 - all may be 2 Corinthians 4:15 - all 2 Corinthians 7:4 - I am filled 2 Corinthians 12:10 - I take 2 Corinthians 13:11 - be of good Colossians 2:2 - their Colossians 4:8 - and comfort 1 Thessalonians 3:7 - we were
Cross-References
God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
God called the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters he called "seas." And God saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the waters He called seas; and God saw that it was good.
And God called the drie lande ye earth, and the gatheryng together of waters called he the seas: and God sawe that it was good.
God named the dry land "earth," and he named the water that was gathered together "seas." And God saw that this was good.
God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
And God clepide the drie place, erthe; and he clepide the gadryngis togidere of watris, the sees. And God seiy that it was good;
And God called the drie land, Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called hee, Seas: and God saw that it was good.
And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation,.... The apostle in this verse gives a reason of the former thanksgiving, and at the same time confirms the above character of God, as "the God of all comfort", by his own experience, and that of his fellow ministers; who, though they had been in great tribulation and affliction for the sake of Christ, and his Gospel, yet were not left destitute of divine help and support under their trials; but had much consolation and sweet refreshment administered to them by the presence of God with them, the application of his promises to them, the shedding abroad of his love in them, and the fellowship and communion they enjoyed with Father, Son, and Spirit. The end of this, or why God was pleased to comfort them in such a manner, was not so much on their own account; though it showed that they were loved, and not hated and rejected of God, but for the good of others:
that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God; many are the troubles and afflictions of the saints in this life, but it is the will of God that they should be comforted: and the persons he employs and makes use of in this way are his ministering servants, whose principal work and business it is to speak comfortably to the people of God; see Isaiah 40:1, and that they may be able to do so, that they may be fitted and furnished for so good a work, they are blessed with a rich experience of divine consolation in themselves, under the various troubles and exercises they are attended with in the course of their ministry; and such persons are, of all others, the fittest, and indeed the only proper persons to speak a word in season to weary souls.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Who comforteth us - Paul here doubtless refers primarily to himself and his fellow apostles as having been filled with comfort in their trials; to the support which the promises of God gave; to the influences of the Holy Spirit, the Comforter; and to the hopes of eternal life through the gospel of the Redeemer.
That we may be able to comfort ... - Paul does not say that this was the only design which God had in comforting them that they might be able to impart comfort to others; but he does say that this is an important and main purpose. It is an object which he seeks, that his people in their afflictions should be supported and comforted; and for this purpose he fills the hearts of his ministers with consolation; gives them personal experience of the sustaining power of graco in their trials; and enables them to speak of what they have felt in regard to the consolations of the gospel of the Lord Jesus.
By the comfort ... - By the same topics of consolation; by the same sources of joy which have sustained us. They would have experience; and by that experience they would be able to minister consolation to those who were in any manner afflicted. It is only by personal experience that we are able to impart consolation to others. Paul refers here undoubtedly to the consolations which are produced by the evidence of the pardon of sin, and of acceptance with God, and the hope of eternal life. These consolations abounded in him and his fellow apostles richly; and sustained by them he was able also to impart like consolation to others who were in similar circumstances of trial.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 1:4. Who comforteth us — Who shows himself to be the God of tender mercy, by condescending to notice us, who have never deserved any good at his hand; and also the God of all consolation, by comforting us in all our tribulation-never leaving us a prey to anxiety, carking care, persecution, or temptation; but, by the comforts of his Spirit, bearing us up in, through, and above, all our trials and difficulties.
That we may be able to comfort them — Even spiritual comforts are not given us for our use alone; they, like all the gifts of God, are given that they may be distributed, or become the instruments of help to others. A minister's trials and comforts are permitted and sent for the benefit of the Church. What a miserable preacher must he be who has all his divinity by study and learning, and nothing by experience! If his soul have not gone through all the travail of regeneration, if his heart have not felt the love of God shed abroad in it by the Holy Ghost, he can neither instruct the ignorant nor comfort the distressed. See 2 Corinthians 1:6.
