God & Savior

2 Corinthians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,
2 Corinthians 1:3
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Study notes

Paul praises God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort.

Explanation

Instead of a usual thanksgiving, Paul opens this letter with praise. He and his companions have been through severe hardship in Asia (1:8-10), and they have found God to be the source of compassion and comfort.

Original language
  • Εὐλογητὸς (Eulogētos): praiseworthy
    Greek · Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2128 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Blessed, praised.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:3, word 1

  • πατὴρ (patēr): father
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G3962 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Father.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:3, word 5

  • οἰκτιρμῶν (oiktirmōn): compassion
    Greek · Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · Strong's G3628 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Of compassion, mercies.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:3, word 14

  • παρακλήσεως (paraklēseōs): encouragement
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · Strong's G3874 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Comfort, encouragement.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:3, word 18

Cross-references
  • Ephesians 1:3 · Parallel account

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • 1 Peter 1:3 · Parallel account

    The same opening praise.

  • Isaiah 51:12 · Background

    I, even I, am He who comforts you.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

Εὐλογητὸς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατὴρ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ πατὴρ τῶν οἰκτιρμῶν καὶ θεὸς πάσης παρακλήσεως,

  1. ΕὐλογητὸςEulogētos“Blessed [be]”
    Adjective, nominative, singular, masculine · from εὐλογητός · “praiseworthy” · Strong's G2128
  2. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  3. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  4. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  5. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  6. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. κυρίουkuriou“Lord”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from κύριος · “lord” · Strong's G2962G
  8. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἸησοῦIēsou“Jesus”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Ἰησοῦς · “Jesus/Joshua” · Strong's G2424G
  10. Χριστοῦ,Christou“Christ,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from Χριστός · “Christ” · Strong's G5547
  11. ὁho“the”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  12. πατὴρpatēr“Father”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from πατήρ · “father” · Strong's G3962
  13. τῶνtōn“<the>”
    Article, genitive, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  14. οἰκτιρμῶνoiktirmōn“of compassions”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from οἰκτιρμός · “compassion” · Strong's G3628
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  17. πάσηςpasēs“of all”
    Adjective, genitive, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  18. παρακλήσεως,paraklēseōs“comfort,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from παράκλησις · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)