2 Corinthians 1:3, 23
2 Corinthians 1:3 AMP
Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort
2 Corinthians 1:23 AMP
But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth