Bible verses for children
Comfort received can become comfort shared.
2 Corinthians 1:4
who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
2 Corinthians 1:4 · World English Bible Classic (WEB)
In simple words
What does this verse mean?
Comfort means support in distress, not pretending trouble is gone. The letter connects receiving God’s care with caring for others. Experience can help us listen, though each person’s pain is different.
Remember something that comforted you and ask whether it would help someone else.
Talk about it
How can you offer comfort without assuming everyone needs the same thing?
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Bible context & readings +
Second Corinthians 1:3–7 begins with praise for God’s comfort amid affliction. Shared suffering and consolation frame the passage; it does not say people must suffer before they are allowed to offer care.
Read together · 2 Corinthians 1:3–4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
A simple prayer +
God, help the comfort we receive become thoughtful care. Amen.
A suggested prayer, written for this guide.