2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus this solicitude for you.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 who gathered much, had nothing over; and he that gathered little, was not deficient.

17For he received our exhortation; and, because he was very anxious, he cheerfully set out to visit you.

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Cross References

2 Corinthians 7:7And not merely by his arrival, but also by the refreshing with which he was refreshed by you. For he told us of your love towards us, and of your grief, and of your zeal in our behalf: and when I heard it, my joy was great.

Philippians 2:20For I have no other one here, who, like my self, will sincerely care for your welfare.

Revelation 17:17For God hath put into their hearts, to do his pleasure, and to execute one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast of prey, until these words of God shall 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 →

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