3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;

4 Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

5 For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

6 But if we are troubled, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which takes effect through your quiet undergoing of the same troubles which we undergo:

7 And our hope for you is certain; in the knowledge that as you take part in the troubles, so you will take part in the comfort.