{If} (ei). Paul uses four conditions in this verse, all of
the first class, assuming the condition to be true. {Comfort}
(parakl(8873)is). Rather, "ground of appeal to you in Christ." See
 1Co 1:10  Eph 4:1 . {Consolation} (paramuthion). Old word from
paramutheomai, persuasive address, incentive. {Of love}
(agap(8873)). Objective genitive, "in love" (undefined as in  1Co
13 ). {Fellowship} (koin(936e)ia). Partnership in the Holy Spirit
"whose first fruit is love" ( Ga 5:22 ). {Any tender mercies}
(	is splagchna). Common use of this word for the nobler
viscera and so for the higher emotions. But 	is is masculine
singular and splagchna is neuter plural. Lightfoot suggests an
error of an early transcriber or even of the amanuensis in
writing ei tis instead of ei tina.