Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.

To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.

To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

Speak with, converse, address. Proslaleō. Paul proslaléō'd with those who came to him, opening Scripture and reasoning from dawn to dusk. Conversation is ministry. Engage.

On account of, for the sake of. Héneka. Blessed are those who are persecuted héneka righteousness. What you endure for matters as much as what you endure. Suffer for something worthy.

Hope, expectation, confidence. Elpis. Hope does not disappoint. Biblical hope is not wishful thinking. It is confident expectation based on the character of God.

Israel (i.e. Jisrael), the adopted name of Jacob, including his descendants (literally or figuratively)

Surround, encircle, encumber. Períkeimai. We are encircled by a great cloud of witnesses, yet sin also encircles, clinging and hampering. Lay aside what surrounds you wrongly.