In all our affliction (επ παση τη θλιψε ημων). Θλιψις is from θλιβω, to press, old and common word, as tribulation is from Latin <…

Who comforteth us. Paul here doubtless refers primarily to himself and his fellow-apostles as having been filled with comfort in their tri…

Who comforts us.—For the writer, the name “God of all comfort” was the outcome of a living personal experience. He had felt that e…

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribu…

Paul generally follows his salutation with thanksgiving for the divine grace evident in the lives of his converts and a summary of his prayers for …

That we may be able to comfort. There can be no doubt that, as he had a little before cleared his afflictions from reproach and unfavorabl…

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation
The apostle in this verse gives a reason of the former thanksgiving, and at…

We are encouraged to come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. The Lord is able to give …

Here begins the me age, in which the Apostle does two things. First, he excuses himself for not visiting them as he had promised. Second, he begins…