Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
This thanksgiving for his late deliverance forms a suitable introduction for conciliating their favorable reception of his reasons for not having fulfilled his promise of visiting them (II Corinthians 1:15-24).
Father of mercies—that is, the SOURCE of all mercies (compare James 1:17; Romans 12:1).
comfort—which flows from His "mercies" experienced. Like a true man of faith, he mentions "mercies" and "comfort," before he proceeds to speak of afflictions (II Corinthians 1:4-6). The "tribulation" of believers is not inconsistent with God's mercy, and does not beget in them suspicion of it; nay, in the end they feel that He is "the God of ALL comfort," that is, who imparts the only true and perfect comfort in every instance (Psalms 146:3, Psalms 146:5, Psalms 146:8; James 5:11).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Corinthians 1:3:
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