"Happy are those who mourn: because they shall be comforted,

And, behold, they were bringing to Him a paralytic laid upon a couch. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the paralytic, "Child, be of good courage; your sins are forgiven."

And Jesus, turning and seeing her, said, "Be of good courage, daughter, your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well from that hour.

And, standing still, Jesus said, "Call him." And they call the blind man, saying to him, "Be of good cheer; arise, He is calling you!"

And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

The Jews, therefore, who were with her in the house, and were comforting her, seeing Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb, to weep there.

These things have I spoken to you, that in Me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

The assembly, therefore, throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, was having peace, being built up; and, walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.

And, coming out from the prison, they entered into the house of Lidia; and, seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

that is, to be comforted together among you through our mutual faith, both yours and mine.

through Whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have been standing; and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we also rejoice in our tribulations; knowing that tribulation works out patience; read more. and patience, approval; and approval, hope; and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the holy Spirit, Who was given to us.

For whatsoever things were written in former times were written for our instruction, that we through patience and through consolation of the Scriptures may have hope.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all consolation; Who consoleth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to console those who are in any tribulation, through the consolation with which we ourselves are consoled by God. read more. Because, as the sufferings of Christ abound toward us, so through Christ our consolation also abounds. But, whether we be in tribulation, it is for your consolation and salvation; or, whether we are consoled, it is for your consolation, which is effective in the endurance of the same sufferings which we also suffer; and our hope in your behalf is steadfast, knowing that, as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye of the consolation also.

If there is, therefore, any consolation in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus shortly to send Timothy to you, that I also may be cheerful, when having known the things concerning you.

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints, read more. because of the hope laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel, which is present among you, even as it is in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it does in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth; even as ye learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for us a faithful minister of Christ,

and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision: these only are my fellow-workers in the interests of the Kingdom of God, who, indeed, became a comfort to me.

as ye know how we dealt with each one of you, as a father with his own children, exhorting you, and encouraging you, and testifying,

And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, encourage the fainthearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all.