Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Corinthians 1:3

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3. This thanksgiving for his late deliverance forms a suitable introduction for conciliating their favorable reception of his reasons for not having fulfilled his promise of visiting them ( :- ). Father of mercies —that is, the SOURCE of all mercies (compare James 1:17 ; Romans 12:1 ). comfort —which flows from His "mercies" experienced. Like a true man of faith, he mentions "mercies" and "comfort," before he proceeds to speak of afflictions ( Romans 12:1- : ). The "tribulation" of believers is not inconsistent with God's mercy, and does not beget in them suspicion of it; nay, in the end they feel that He is "the God of ALL comfort," that is, who imparts the only true and perfect comfort in every instance ( Psalms 146:3 ; Psalms 146:5 ; Psalms 146:8 ; James 5:11 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-2co-1-002

절 (explains)

bible-text/2co-1-3

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
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