2 Corinthians 8:16
And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
In Context
15As it is written: He that had much, had nothing over; and he that had little, had no want.
17For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more careful, of his own will he went unto you.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 31:8And when Ezechias and his princes came in, they saw the heaps, and they blessed the Lord and the people of Israel.
Nehemiah 2:12And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me, and I told not any man what God had put in my heart to do in Jerusalem, and there was no beast with me, but the beast that I rode upon.
Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, and will not cease to do them good: and I will give my fear in their heart, that they may not revolt from me.
2 Corinthians 7:7And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation, wherewith he was comforted in you, relating to us your desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced the more.
Philippians 2:20For I have no man so of the same mind, who with sincere affection is solicitous for you.
Revelation 17:17For God hath given into their hearts to do that which pleaseth him: that they give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God be fulfilled.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 8:8-16
Charity Urged. ( a. d. 57.) 7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. 8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love. 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. 10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient… Read the whole commentary →