2 Corinthians 7:13

In addition to the encouragement that this gave us, we were made far happier still by the happiness of Titus for his heart has been cheered by you all.

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In The King James Version

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

In Context

12So, then, even though I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrongdoer, or of the man who was wronged, but to make you conscious, in the sight of God, of your own earnest care for us. And it is this that has encouraged us.

14Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, you did not put me to shame; but, just as every thing we had said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has also proved to be the truth.

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Cross References

Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who are rejoicing, and weep with those who are weeping.

1 Corinthians 12:26If one part suffers, all the others suffer with it, and if one part has honor done to it, all the others share its joy.

1 Corinthians 16:13Be watchful; stand firm in your faith; be brave; be strong.

2 Corinthians 2:13I could get no peace of mind because I failed to find Titus, my friend; so I took leave of the people there, and went on to Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 7:15And his affection for you is all the greater, as he remembers the deference that you all showed him, and recalls how you received him with anxious care.

2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus; for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my chains.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 7:13-16

Case of Incestuous Person. ( a. d. 57.) 12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you. 13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. 14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our… Read the whole commentary →

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