But God, who comforts the discouraged, comforted us by the arrival of Titus;
Parallel translations
- WEB Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- KJV Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- BSB But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
- NKJV Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
- NLT But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
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God, who comforts the downcast, encouraged Paul through the arrival of Titus. God meets His servants in their distress, often through fellow believers.
Overview
Paul describes God as the one 'who comforts the lowly,' echoing his earlier praise of the God of all comfort (1:3-4). That comfort came concretely through the coming of Titus with good news. God's care is often mediated through the encouragement of other Christians.
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- 2 Th 2:16–17Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
- 2 Cor 1:3–4Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
- 3 Jn 1:2–4Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.
- 2 Cor 7:13Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- Jer 31:13Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
- Isa 57:18I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts to him and to his mourners.
- Isa 12:1In that day you will say, “I will give thanks to you, Yahweh; for though you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you comfort me.
- Matt 5:4Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
- 1 Th 3:6–7But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you;
- 1 Cor 16:17–18I rejoice at the coming of Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus; for that which was lacking on your part, they supplied.
- 1 Th 3:2and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith;
- Phil 2:1If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,
- Isa 51:12“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
- Rom 15:5Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,
- Isa 61:1–2The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
- 2 Cor 2:13–14I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.
- John 14:16I will pray to the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, that he may be with you forever, —
- Isa 57:15For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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