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This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to God’s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.
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May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.
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All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
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He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.
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For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ.