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 they that mourn; for they shall be comforted.
and behold, they brought to Him one that had the palsy laid on a couch: and Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, Take heart my son, for thy sins are forgiven thee.
And Jesus turning about, and seeing her, said, Daughter be comforted, thy faith hath cured thee. And from that time the woman was healed.)
And Jesus stopt, and ordered him to be called: so they called the blind man, and said to him, Be of good courage, rise up, He calleth thee.
and many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.
The Jews therefore that were with her in the house to comfort her, seeing Mary that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She is going to the grave to weep there.
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have trouble: but be of good courage, I have overcome the world.
Then the churches throughout all Judea, and Galilee, and Samaria, had rest, being edified and walking in the fear of the Lord; and through the consolation of the holy Spirit were multiplied.
And when they were come out of the prison, they went into the house of Lydia: and seeing the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.
that is to say, that being among you we may be comforted together by the faith of each, both yours and mine.
through whom also we have admission by faith into this grace in which we stand, and boast in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation worketh patience, read more. and patience experience, and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.
For whatever things were written heretofore, were written for our instruction; that we through patience and the consolation of the scriptures might have hope.
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, that we may be able to comfort those, that are in any trouble, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are comforted by God. read more. For as the sufferings for the sake of Christ abound on us, so our consolation by Christ doth also abound. And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is wrought out by the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or if we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And our hope is firm concerning you, knowing that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so also of the consolation.
If therefore there be any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any participation of the Spirit,
But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be refreshed, by knowing the state of your affairs.
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you:
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always in our prayers for you: (having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and your love to all the saints:) read more. for the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye have heard before in the word of truth, that is the gospel; which is come unto you, even as in all the world, and is fruitful; as it hath been also among you, from the day in which ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth. As ye also learned of Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ for you;
these are the only persons, who, of the circumcision, have been my fellow-laborers in the kingdom of God, and who were a comfort to me.
as ye know likewise, how we exhorted and comforted every one of you, as a father his children;
And admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be of a patient spirit towards all.