3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 5 For in the same manner that the sufferings of the Christ abound in us, so also our consolation abounds by Christ. 6 And if we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and saving health, which is effected in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or if we are comforted, it is for your consolation and saving health. 7 And our hope of you is steadfast, being certain, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation.
8 Because, brothers, we would not have you ignore our tribulation which was done unto us in Asia, that we were burdened beyond our strength, in such a manner that we despaired even of life: 9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; 10 who delivered us from so great a death and does deliver; in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us; 11 ye also helping us with prayer, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf.