2Cor 7:4, Col 1:24, 1Th 3:7-9 | ESV | STEP | I am acting with great boldness toward you ; I have great pride in you ; I am filled with comfort . In all our affliction , I am overflowing with joy .

2 Corinthians 7:4

4 I am acting with ^agreat boldness toward you; ^bI have great pride in you; ^cI am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.

Colossians 1:24

Paul’s Ministry to the Church

24 Now ^dI rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh ^eI am filling up ^fwhat is lacking in Christ’s afflictions ^gfor the sake of his body, that is, the church,

1 Thessalonians 3:7-9

7 for this reason, brothers, ^{▼▼Or brothers and sisters} in all our distress and affliction ⁱwe have been comforted about you through your faith. 8 For now we live, if you ^jare standing fast in the Lord. 9 For ^kwhat thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,