that is, that I with you may be encouraged in you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
Parallel translations
- KJV That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
- BSB that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
- ESV that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.
- NKJV that is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
- NASB that is, that I may be encouraged together with you while among you, each of us by the other’s faith, both yours and mine.
- NLT When we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours.
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Cross-references & the web
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- 1 Th 3:7–10for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
- 3 Jn 1:3–4For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.
- 2 Cor 7:13Therefore 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.
- 2 Pet 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
- 2 Cor 7:4–7Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
- Titus 1:4to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
- 1 Th 2:17–20But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season, in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,
- Acts 11:23who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
- Rom 15:32that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
- 2 Cor 2:1–3But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.
- Jude 1:3Beloved, while I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I was constrained to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
- 2 Tim 1:4longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;
- 2 Jn 1:4I rejoice greatly that I have found some of your children walking in truth, even as we have been commanded by the Father.
- Eph 4:5one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
- Rom 15:24whenever I travel to Spain, I will come to you. For I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.
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