Parallel Verses
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,
New American Standard Bible
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
A Conservative Version
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all encouragement,
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,
Themes
Comfort » Why God comforts you when you are in trouble
Comfort » God being the God of all comfort
Consolation under Affliction » God is the author and giver of
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about 2 Corinthians 1:3
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 1:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Thanksgiving For God's Compassion And Comfort
2 May grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus, the Messiah, be yours! 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He is our merciful Father and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our suffering, so that we may be able to comfort others in all their suffering, as we ourselves are being comforted by God.
Phrases
Cross References
Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! He has blessed us in the Messiah with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm,
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah! Because of his great mercy he has granted us a new birth, resulting in an immortal hope through the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, from the dead
Romans 15:5-6
Now may God, the source of endurance and encouragement, allow you to live in harmony with each other as you follow the Messiah Jesus,
Genesis 14:20
and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your control." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
1 Chronicles 29:10
King David also rejoiced greatly. Then David blessed the LORD in the presence of the entire assembly. David said, How blessed you are, LORD, the God of our ancestor Israel, from eternity to eternity!
Nehemiah 9:5
Then the descendants of Levi Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, "Stand up and bless the LORD your God from eternity to eternity! Blessed be your glorious name! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!
Job 1:21
and exclaimed: "I left my mother's womb naked, and I will return to God naked. The LORD has given, and the LORD has taken. May the name of the LORD be blessed."
Psalm 18:46
The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God of my deliverance be exalted!
Psalm 72:19
And blessed be his glorious name forever, and may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!
Psalm 86:5
Indeed you, Lord, are kind and forgiving, overflowing with gracious love to everyone who calls on you.
Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a compassionate God, merciful and patient, with unending gracious love and faithfulness.
Daniel 4:34
"When that period of time was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven and my sanity returned to me. I blessed the Most High, praising and honoring the one who lives forever: For his sovereignty is eternal, and his kingdom continues from generation to generation.
Daniel 9:9
But to the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we've rebelled against him
Micah 7:18
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
John 5:22-23
The Father judges no one, but has given all authority to judge to the Son,
John 10:30
I and the Father are one."
John 20:17
Jesus told her, "Don't hold on to me, because I haven't yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, "I'm ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.'"
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.
Ephesians 1:17
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, the most glorious Father, would give you a wise spirit, along with revelation that comes through knowing the Messiah fully.
Philippians 2:11
Then every tongue in one accord, will say that Jesus the Messiah is Lord, while God the Father praising.
2 John 1:4
I was overjoyed to find some of your children living truthfully, just as the Father has commanded us.
2 John 1:9
Everyone who does not remain true to the teaching of the Messiah, but goes beyond it, does not have God. The person who remains true to the teaching of the Messiah has both the Father and the Son.