Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
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- WEB Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- BSB On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
- NKJV Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- NASB Because of this, we have been comforted. And besides our comfort, we rejoiced even much more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- NLT We have been greatly encouraged by this. In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus was about the way all of you welcomed him and set his mind at ease.
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Paul is comforted, and rejoices all the more because Titus was refreshed and encouraged by the Corinthians. Their faithfulness blessed both Paul and Titus.
Overview
The good outcome brought Paul comfort and added joy, especially seeing how the Corinthians had refreshed Titus's spirit. The church's response not only healed its relationship with Paul but encouraged his coworker. Shared joy among believers flows from genuine repentance and renewed fellowship.
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- 2 Cor 7:6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
- Rom 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
- Rom 15:32That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, and may with you be refreshed.
- 1 Cor 16:13Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
- 1 Pet 3:8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
- 1 Cor 12:26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
- 1 Cor 13:5–7Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
- Phlm 1:20Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.
- 2 Cor 2:3And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
- Phil 2:28I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.
- 2 Cor 7:15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
- 2 Cor 2:13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
- 2 Tim 1:16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
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