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Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:
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Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;
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Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
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For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.
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