But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
Parallel translations
- WEB But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
- KJV But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
- NKJV But thanks be to God who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
- NASB But thanks be to God who puts the same earnestness in your behalf in the heart of Titus.
- NLT But thank God! He has given Titus the same enthusiasm for you that I have.
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Quick answer
Paul thanks God for placing the same earnest concern for the Corinthians in Titus's heart. Genuine devotion to others is ultimately God's gift.
Overview
As Paul commends the team handling the collection, he traces Titus's love for the Corinthians back to its true source: God. The same care Paul feels has been kindled in Titus by the Lord. This reminds us that pastoral affection and faithful service are works of grace, prompting thanksgiving rather than mere admiration of men.
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- Rev 17:17For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.
- Jer 32:40I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.
- 2 Cor 2:13–14I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,
- 2 Cor 7:12So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
- 2 Cor 7:7and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
- Phil 2:20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
- Jer 31:31Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
- Col 3:17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
- Neh 2:12I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.
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