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What Does the Word “Comfort” Mean in 2 Corinthians 1:3-7?

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Bible, Theology & Philosophy
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2 Corinthians
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“ ‘comfort’ is not the normal way that verb gets translated in the New Testament. Most often, this extremely common verb, parakaleō, gets translated [as] ‘encourage,’ ‘exhort,’ or ‘urge,’ but only rarely as ‘comfort.’” - Kenneth Berding

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