2 Corinthians 1:3 (KJV)

Passage

Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2 Corinthians 1:2 Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2 Corinthians 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

2 Corinthians 1:5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "blessed", "even", "father", "lord", "jesus", "christ", and "mercies". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "blessed" and "even", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Grace be to you and peace from..." into verse 4's "Who comforteth us in all our tribulation...", so "blessed" and "even" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "blessed" and "even" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.