Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
Parallel translations
- WEB We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known through all the assemblies.
- KJV And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
- ESV With him we are sending the brother who is famous among all the churches for his preaching of the gospel.
- NKJV And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches,
- NASB We have sent along with him the brother whose fame in the things of the gospel has spread through all the churches;
- NLT We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News.
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Quick answer
Paul sends along a respected brother, widely praised among the churches for his gospel service. Financial integrity called for accompanying him with proven, trusted men.
Overview
This unnamed brother, esteemed throughout the assemblies for his gospel work, was chosen to help administer the collection. Paul deliberately surrounds the handling of money with people of good reputation. The care taken to ensure transparency safeguards both the gift and the credibility of the ministry.
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- 2 Cor 12:18I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
- 2 Cor 8:19More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering—the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
- 1 Cor 7:17Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
- 2 Cor 8:22–23And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
- Rom 16:4who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
- 2 Cor 2:12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
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