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| 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, | 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, |
| 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. | 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. |
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