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Afflicted Saints: Christ Comforts Isaiah 61:2

to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn,

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Afflicted Saints: Christ Comforts Matthew 11:28–30

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Afflicted Saints: Christ Comforts Luke 7:13

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

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Afflicted Saints: Christ Comforts John 14:1

“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe in Me as well.

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Afflicted Saints: Christ Comforts John 16:33

I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!”

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Afflicted Saints: God Comforts Isaiah 49:13

Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.

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Afflicted Saints: God Comforts Jeremiah 31:13

Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

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Afflicted Saints: God Comforts Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

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Afflicted Saints: God Comforts 2 Corinthians 1:4, 5

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. / For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.

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Afflicted Saints: God Comforts 2 Corinthians 7:6

But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have, of Comfort in Affliction Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have, of Comfort in Affliction Luke 4:18, 19

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have, of Comfort in Affliction 2 Corinthians 4:8–10, 16–18

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have: Comfort in Affliction Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have: Comfort in Affliction Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,

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Assurance: Saints Privileged to Have: Comfort in Affliction 2 Corinthians 4:8–10, 16–18

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. / We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

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Beds: (Made in Sickness) of Divine Support and Comfort Psalm 41:3

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

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Comfort John 16:22

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

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Comfort Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.

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Comfort Isaiah 51:12

“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?

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Comfort Psalm 86:17

Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.

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Comfort Psalm 147:3

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

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Comfort Revelation 21:4

‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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Comfort Psalm 23:6

Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

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Comfort Psalm 119:49–51

Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope. / This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life. / The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.

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Comfort Psalm 71:21

You will increase my honor and comfort me once again.

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Comfort Isaiah 12:1

In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.

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Comfort to the Dying Psalm 116:15

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

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Comfort to the Dying John 16:22

So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

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Comfort to the Dying Romans 14:8

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.

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Comfort to the Dying Matthew 11:28–30

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

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Comfort to the Dying Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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Comfort to the Dying John 11:25, 26

Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”

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Comfort to the Dying Psalm 30:5

For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.

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Comfort to the Dying Psalm 73:26

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

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Comfort to the Dying Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Comfort to the Dying Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

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Comforting 1 Peter 3:8

Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

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Comforting Hebrews 10:24, 25

And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. / Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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Comforting Romans 12:16

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but enjoy the company of the lowly. Do not be conceited.

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Comforting 1 Corinthians 14:26

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

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Comforting Psalm 133:1

A song of ascents. Of David. Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony!

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Communion of Saints in Mutual Comfort and Edification 1 Thessalonians 4:18

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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Communion of Saints in Mutual Comfort and Edification 1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.

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Delighting in God: Saints' Experience in The Comforts of God Psalm 94:19

When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.

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Despondency: Comfort In Isaiah 35:3, 4

Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! / Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”

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Despondency: Comfort In Luke 18:1–8

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’

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Despondency: Comfort In Hebrews 12:12, 13

Therefore strengthen your limp hands and weak knees. / Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

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Duty Toward The Afflicted: To Comfort Them Job 16:5

But I would encourage you with my mouth, and the consolation of my lips would bring relief.

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Duty Toward The Afflicted: To Comfort Them Job 29:25

I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

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Duty Toward The Afflicted: To Comfort Them 2 Corinthians 1:4

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

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Duty Toward The Afflicted: To Comfort Them 1 Thessalonians 4:18

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

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God: Comforter Job 35:10

But no one asks, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives us songs in the night,

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Hope: Obtained Through: Patience and Comfort of the Scriptures Romans 15:4

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

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Husbands: Duty of, to Wives: To Comfort Them 1 Samuel 1:8

“Hannah, why are you crying?” her husband Elkanah asked. “Why won’t you eat? Why is your heart so grieved? Am I not better to you than ten sons?”

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Isaiah: Comforts and Encourages Hezekiah and the People During the Siege of Jerusalem by Rab-Shakeh 2 Kings 18:1

In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.

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Isaiah: Comforts and Encourages Hezekiah and the People During the Siege of Jerusalem by Rab-Shakeh 2 Kings 19:1

On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD.

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Isaiah: Comforts and Encourages Hezekiah and the People During the Siege of Jerusalem by Rab-Shakeh Isaiah 37:6, 7

who replied, “Tell your master that this is what the LORD says: ‘Do not be afraid of the words you have heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed Me. / Behold, I will put a spirit in him so that he will hear a rumor and return to his own land, where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”

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Isaiah: Comforts Hezekiah in his Affliction 2 Kings 20:1–11

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’” / Then Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the LORD, saying, / “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

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Isaiah: Comforts Hezekiah in his Affliction Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”

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Job: A Man Who Lived in Uz: Visited by Eliphaz, Bildad, and Zophar As Comforters Job 2:11–13

Now when Job’s three friends—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—heard about all this adversity that had come upon him, each of them came from his home, and they met together to go and sympathize with Job and comfort him. / When they lifted up their eyes from afar, they could barely recognize Job. They began to weep aloud, and each man tore his robe and threw dust in the air over his head. / Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights, but no one spoke a word to him because they saw how intense his suffering was.

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Jonadab: Nephew of David: Comforts David Upon the Death of Amnon 2 Samuel 13:32–35

But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar. / So now, my lord the king, do not take to heart the report that all the sons of the king are dead. Only Amnon is dead.” / Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”

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Ministers are Bound to Comfort 2 Corinthians 1:4–6

who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. / For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow to us, so also through Christ our comfort overflows. / If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort, which accomplishes in you patient endurance of the same sufferings we experience.

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Moses: Receives Comfort and Assurance from the Lord Exodus 6:1–8

But the LORD said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh, for because of My mighty hand he will let the people go; because of My strong hand he will drive them out of his land.” / God also told Moses, “I am the LORD. / I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by My name the LORD I did not make Myself known to them.

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Prayer for the Comforter (The Holy Spirit) to Come John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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Prayer Under Affliction for Divine Comfort Psalm 4:6

Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.

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Prayer Under Affliction for Divine Comfort Psalm 119:76

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

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Sickness: God: Comforts Saints In Psalm 41:3

The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.

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Symbols and Similitudes of the Holy Spirit: Comforting Isaiah 61:3

to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

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Symbols and Similitudes of the Holy Spirit: Comforting Hebrews 1:9

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

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The Comforter John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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The Comforter John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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The Comforter John 16:7

But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

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The Comforter John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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The Comforter 2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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The Comforter John 14:17

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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The Comforter John 16:12, 13

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it. / However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

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The Comforter John 14:18

I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

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The Comforter John 7:39

He was speaking about the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were later to receive. For the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet been glorified.

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The Comforter 2 Corinthians 1:3, 4

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He is Known by Saints John 14:17

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Abides for Ever with Saints John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Communicates Joy to Saints Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Communicates Joy to Saints Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Communicates Joy to Saints 1 Thessalonians 1:6

And you became imitators of us and of the Lord when you welcomed the message with the joy of the Holy Spirit, in spite of your great suffering.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Dwells With, and in Saints John 14:17

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Edifies the Church Acts 9:31

Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Imparts Hope Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Imparts Hope Galatians 5:5

But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Imparts the Love of God Romans 5:3–5

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; / perseverance, character; and character, hope. / And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Teaches Saints John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: As Such He: Testifies of Christ John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Given by Christ Isaiah 61:3

to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Given by the Father John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Given: Through Christ's Intercession John 14:16

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Proceeds from the Father John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Sent by Christ from the Father John 15:26

When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Sent by Christ from the Father John 16:7

But I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: Sent in the Name of Christ John 14:26

But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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the Comforter, Holy Spirit: The: The World Cannot Receive John 14:17

the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.

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