The best Bible verses for comfort (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for comfort (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God."Isaiah 40:1
"We pleaded with you, encouraged you, and urged you to live your lives in a way that God would consider worthy. For he called you to share in his Kingdom and glory."1 Thessalonians 2:12
"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort."2 Corinthians 1:3
"He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us."2 Corinthians 1:4
"For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ."2 Corinthians 1:5
"Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer."2 Corinthians 1:6
"We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us."2 Corinthians 1:7
"Now, however, it is time to forgive and comfort him. Otherwise he may be overcome by discouragement."2 Corinthians 2:7
"But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus."2 Corinthians 7:6
"His presence was a joy, but so was the news he brought of the encouragement he received from you. When he told us how much you long to see me, and how sorry you are for what happened, and how loyal you are to me, I was filled with joy!"2 Corinthians 7:7
"Jesus (the one we call Justus) also sends his greetings. These are the only Jewish believers among my co-workers; they are working with me here for the Kingdom of God. And what a comfort they have been!"Colossians 4:11
"In that day you will sing: “I will praise you, O LORD! You were angry with me, but not any more. Now you comfort me."Isaiah 12:1
"Sing for joy, O heavens! Rejoice, O earth! Burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted his people and will have compassion on them in their suffering."Isaiah 49:13
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for comfort (NLT) are Isaiah 40:1, Matthew 5:4, 1 Corinthians 14:3. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to comfort (NLT) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for comfort (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.