Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,

New American Standard Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

King James Version

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Holman Bible

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.

International Standard Version

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He is our merciful Father and the God of all comfort,

American Standard Version

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

Amplified

Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,

An Understandable Version

May the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Father of compassionate feelings and the God of all comfort, be praised.

Anderson New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort,

Bible in Basic English

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

Common New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,

Daniel Mace New Testament

Blessed be the God, and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the father of mercies, and the God of all consolation:

Darby Translation

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement;

Godbey New Testament

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation;

Goodspeed New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father, and the God always ready to comfort!

John Wesley New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all comfort,

Julia Smith Translation

Praised the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion, and God of all comfort:

King James 2000

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [is] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

Modern King James verseion

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus the Christ, father of mercy, and the God of all comfort,

Moffatt New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,

Montgomery New Testament

Thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of tender mercies and the God of all comfort,

NET Bible

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

New Heart English Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

Noyes New Testament

Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

Sawyer New Testament

Blessed be the God and lather of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

The Emphasized Bible

Blessed, be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassions, and God of all encouragement,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation;

Twentieth Century New Testament

Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-merciful Father, the God ever ready to console,

Webster

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation.

Weymouth New Testament

Heartfelt thanks be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ--the Father who is full of compassion and the God who gives all comfort.

Williams New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the merciful Father and the all-comforting God,

World English Bible

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;

Worrell New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation;

Worsley New Testament

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and God of all consolation; who comforteth us in all our affliction,

Youngs Literal Translation

Blessed is God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εὐλογητός 
Eulogetos 
Usage: 8

be God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the Father
πατήρ 
Pater 
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180
Usage: 180

of our
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

Ἰησοῦς 
Iesous 
Usage: 969

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

of mercies
οἰκτιρμός 
Oiktirmos 
Usage: 5

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

the God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

of all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

Devotionals

Devotionals about 2 Corinthians 1:3

References

Images 2 Corinthians 1:3

Context Readings

Thanksgiving For God's Compassion And Comfort

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement, 4 who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

Cross References

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly things in Christ.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Romans 15:5-6

Now may the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to think the same way among each other, in accord with Christ Jesus,

Genesis 14:20

And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all.

1 Chronicles 29:10

Therefore David praised LORD before all the assembly. And David said, Blessed be thou, O LORD, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

Nehemiah 9:5

Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless LORD your God from everlasting to everlasting. And blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted abo

Job 1:21

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

Psalm 18:46

LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,

Psalm 72:19

And blessed be his glorious name forever. And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

Psalm 86:5

For thou, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in loving kindness to all those who call upon thee.

Psalm 86:15

But thou, O LORD, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth.

Daniel 4:34

And at the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted up my eyes to heaven, and my understanding returned to me. And I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honored him who lives forever. For his dominion is an everlasting domini

Daniel 9:9

To LORD our God belong mercies and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him,

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like to thee, who pardons iniquity, and passes over the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in loving kindness.

John 5:22-23

For neither does the Father judge any man, but he has given all judgment to the Son,

John 10:30

I and the Father are one.

John 20:17

Jesus says to her, Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father. But go to my brothers, and say to them, I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.

2 Corinthians 11:31

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus Christ, he who is blessed into the ages, knows that I do not lie.

Ephesians 1:17

So that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in knowledge of him,

Philippians 2:11

and that every tongue should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

2 John 1:4

I rejoice exceedingly that I have found of thy children walking in truth, just as we received commandment from the Father.

2 John 1:9

Every man transgressing, and not abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, does not have God. The man abiding in the doctrine of the Christ, this man has both the Father and the Son.

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