What does 2 Corinthians 1:3 mean?
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,”
Quick answer
God is ‘the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort’—the source of comfort in every trouble.
What it means
Paul praises God as the one who comforts us in all our afflictions, not just some.
The next verse adds the purpose: comforted by God, we can comfort others with the comfort we’ve received.
Common questions
Why does God comfort us?
Out of his compassion—and so that we, having been comforted, can comfort others in their troubles (2 Cor 1:4).
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Original BibleDawn explanation · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.