2 Corinthians 1.3-7 is all about the comfort we receive and provide because of the affliction endured by Jesus Christ:

• God the Father is the God of all comfort
• He comforts us in all our afflictions
• We are then able to comfort others in any affliction
• The comfort we provide is the same as the comfort we received.
• Our afflictions are a sharing in Christ’s suffering; our comfort is the same as provided to Christ.

Just as the gospel witness is heard and then spoken, comfort is received and then provided.