Reference: Comfort
Hastings
COMFORT, from late Lat. confortare, 'to strengthen,' 'reinforce,' denoted in old Eng. (a) physical, or (b) mental refreshment of an active kind (invigoration, encouragement)
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Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.[\ul Note: Verse
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and behold they brought him a paralytic, lying on a bed. And Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Son, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven.
And Jesus turning around and seeing her, said, Daughter, be of good courage, your faith has cured you. And the woman was cured from that hour.
And Jesus stopping, said, Call him. And they called the blind man, saying to him, Be of good courage; arise, he calls you.
And many of the Jews came to those with Martha and Mary, to console them for their brother.
Then the Jews who were with her in the house and consoling her, seeing Mary that she arose and went out quickly, followed her, saying, She goes to the tomb to weep there.
These things have I told you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you shall have affliction; but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.
Then had the church peace in all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and being built up, and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were multiplied.
And going out of the prison they entered into the house of Lydia, and having seen the brothers they exhorted them, and departed.
that is, that I may be comforted in you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
through whom also we have been introduced into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. And not only [this], but we rejoice also in afflictions, knowing that affliction works out patience, read more. and patience, experience, and experience, hope; and the hope makes not ashamed, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit given us.
For those things which were written before were written for our instruction, that through patience and the consolation of the Scriptures we may have hope.
Blessed be the God and lather of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those in every affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God, read more. because as Christ's sufferings abound in us, so also through Christ does our comfort abound. And if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation, wrought by a patient endurance the same sufferings which we also suffer, and our hope for you is strong; and if we are comforted, it is for your comfort and salvation, knowing that as you are partakers of the sufferings, so you are also of the comfort.
If therefore there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort in love, if any participation of the Spirit, if any affections and compassions,
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I may be refreshed when I know your affairs.
We thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
We thank the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints, read more. on account of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the true word of the gospel which is present with you as also in all the world, and is fruitful and increases, as also with you, from the day that you heard and knew the grace of God in truth; as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you,
as you know how we exhorted and comforted you, as a father each one of his own children,
And we exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, comfort the dispirited, assist the sick, be of long suffering towards all men.