2 Corinthians 1

Praise for deliverance

3 All praise to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion*Literally, ‘the compassions’ or ‘the mercies’. I suppose the point to be that He is the Source of all genuine compassion (you won’t get any from Satan). and God of all encouragement, 4 who encourages us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to encourage those who are in whatever affliction, by means of the encouragement with which we ourselves are encouraged by God.*One important reason God sends suffering our way is so that we can help others later.