The word translated âcomfortâ by the NASU translators was parakaleo (an AAS3S). It was translated as âcomfortâ by the NASU (and NASB), KJV, NKJV, YLT (Youngâs Literal Translation), and the BBE (Bible in Basic English) and âencourageâ by the NET, NIV, NLT, ESV, NJB (New Jerusalem Bible), NRSV, and the RSV.