2 Corinthians 1:3 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

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

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

2 Corinthians 1:4 who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 1:5 For just as the sufferings of Christ abound to us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Grace to you and peace from God..." into verse 4's "who comforts us in all our affliction...", so "blessed" and "father" 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 "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.