God & Savior

2 Corinthians 1:4

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.
2 Corinthians 1:4
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Study notes

God comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort others in their troubles with the comfort we have received.

Explanation

God's comfort is not meant to stop with the one who receives it. Those God has comforted can pass that comfort on to others who suffer.

Original language
  • παρακαλῶν (parakalōn): to plead/comfort
    Greek · Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G3870 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Comforting, encouraging.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:4, word 2

  • θλίψει (thlipsei): pressure
    Greek · Noun, dative, singular, feminine · Strong's G2347 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Tribulation, trouble: literally pressure, being crushed.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:4, word 7

  • παρακαλεῖν (parakalein): to plead/comfort
    Greek · Verb, present, active, infinitive · Strong's G3870 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    To comfort.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:4, word 13

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

    Comfort.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:4, word 20

  • παρακαλούμεθα (parakaloumetha): to plead/comfort
    Greek · Verb, present, passive, indicative, 1st person plural · Strong's G3870 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    We are comforted.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, 2 Corinthians 1:4, word 22

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Original language (Greek)

ὁ παρακαλῶν ἡμᾶς ἐπὶ πάσῃ τῇ θλίψει ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ δύνασθαι ἡμᾶς παρακαλεῖν τοὺς ἐν πάσῃ θλίψει διὰ τῆς παρακλήσεως ἧς παρακαλούμεθα αὐτοὶ ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ·

  1. ὁho“who”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. παρακαλῶνparakalōn“is comforting”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  3. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  4. ἐπὶepi“in”
    Preposition · from ἐπί · “upon/to/against” · Strong's G1909
  5. πάσῃpasē“all”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  6. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. θλίψειthlipsei“tribulation”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from θλῖψις · “pressure” · Strong's G2347
  8. ἡμῶνhēmōn“of us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. εἰςeis“for”
    Preposition · “toward” · Strong's G1519
  10. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. δύνασθαιdunasthai“to be able”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), infinitive · from δύναμαι · “be able” · Strong's G1410
  12. ἡμᾶςhēmas“us”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, plural · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  13. παρακαλεῖνparakalein“to comfort”
    Verb, present, active, infinitive · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  14. τοὺςtous“those”
    Article, accusative, plural, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  16. πάσῃpasē“every”
    Adjective, dative, singular, feminine · from πᾶς · “all” · Strong's G3956
  17. θλίψειthlipsei“tribulation”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from θλῖψις · “pressure” · Strong's G2347
  18. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  19. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. παρακλήσεωςparaklēseōs“comfort”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from παράκλησις · “encouragement” · Strong's G3874
  21. ἧςhēs“with which”
    Relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  22. παρακαλούμεθαparakaloumetha“we are comforted”
    Verb, present, passive, indicative, 1st person plural · from παρακαλέω · “to plead/comfort” · Strong's G3870
  23. αὐτοὶautoi“ourselves”
    Personal pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine · from αὐτός · “he/she/it/self” · Strong's G0846
  24. ὑπὸhupo“by”
    Preposition · from ὑπό · “by/under” · Strong's G5259G
  25. τοῦtou“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  26. θεοῦ·theou“God;”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  • 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)