But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
Parallel translations
- KJV But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
- BSB But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have 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 in their hearts to do what he has in mind, and to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God should be accomplished.
- Jer 32:40and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good; and I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me.
- 2 Cor 2:13–14I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
- 2 Cor 7:12So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
- 2 Cor 7:7and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.
- Phil 2:20For I have no one else like-minded, who will truly care about you.
- Jer 31:31“Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
- Col 3:17Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him.
- Neh 2:12I arose in the night, I and a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God put into my heart to do for Jerusalem. There wasn’t any animal with me, except the animal that I rode on.
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