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2 Corinthians 1:3-9 (NASB)

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³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 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. ⁵ For just as the sufferings of Christ are ours in abundance, so also our comfort is abundant through Christ. ⁶ But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; or if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which is effective in the patient enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer; ⁷ and our hope for you is firmly grounded, knowing that as you are sharers of our sufferings, so also you are sharers of our comfort. ⁸ For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; ⁹ indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead;


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 3) Comfort / Rest - Comfort because you have received comfort
(v. 4) Comfort / Rest - Comfort because you have received comfort
(v. 5) Comfort / Rest - Comfort because you have received comfort
(v. 8) Suffering / Hardship - Suffering and hardship to learn to rely of God
(v. 8) Relying on God - Suffering and hardship to learn to rely of God
(v. 9) Relying on God - Suffering and hardship to learn to rely of God
(v. 9) Suffering / Hardship - Suffering and hardship to learn to rely of God

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 3) Christian Joy (part I) (2011-02-06)
(v. 3) Ministry - Compassion: The Heart of Jesus (2012-02-06)
(v. 3) Promises of God - Heal Your Broken Heart (2009-03-28)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 4) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 4) Purpose Driven Life - Using Personality and Experiences (2008-06-29)
(v. 4) Christian Joy (part I) (2011-02-06)
(v. 4) Ministry - Compassion: The Heart of Jesus (2012-02-06)
(v. 5) Ministry - Compassion: The Heart of Jesus (2012-02-06)
(v. 5) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 6) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 6) Ministry - Compassion: The Heart of Jesus (2012-02-06)
(v. 7) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 7) Ministry - Compassion: The Heart of Jesus (2012-02-06)
(v. 8) To Live is Christ - Learned to be Content (2010-03-25)
(v. 8) Purpose Driven Life - Using Personality and Experiences (2008-06-29)
(v. 8) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)
(v. 8) Purpose Driven Life - Gods Power in My Weakness (part 3) (2008-07-07)
(v. 9) Purpose Driven Life - Using Personality and Experiences (2008-06-29)
(v. 9) Jesus with People - Widows Physical Sacrifice (2009-02-17)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 3) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 4) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 5) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 6) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 7) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 8) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)
(v. 9) Bible Talk: The First Thanksgiving (2014-11-21)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer