2 Corinthians 8:18 BSB

2 Corinthians 8:18

Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel is spread through all the churches;

KJV

And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The brother, whose praise is in the Gospel - Who this brother was we cannot tell; some suppose it was St. Luke, who wrote a gospel, and who was the companion of St. Paul in several of his travels; others think it was Silas; others, Barnabas; others, Mark; and others, Apollos. Neither ancients nor moderns agree in either; but Luke, John, and Mark, seem to have the most probable opinions in their favor. Whoever the person was he was sufficiently known to the Corinthians, as we learn by what the apostle says of him in this place.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

The brother - The ancients generally supposed this was St. Luke. Whose praise - For faithfully dispensing the gospel, is through all the churches.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He commends another brother, who was sent with Titus. It is generally thought that this was Luke. As a man whose praise was in the gospel through all the churches,

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
συνεπέμψαμεν	sunepempsamen	We have sent	G4842 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
μετ᾽	met᾽	with	G3326 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	him	G846 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἀδελφόν,	adelphon	brother	G80 →
οὗ	hou	whose	G3739 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
ἔπαινος	epainos	praise	G1868 →
ἐν	en	[is] in	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
εὐαγγελίῳ	euangeliō	gospel	G2098 →
διὰ	dia	through	G1223 →
πασῶν	pasōn	all [times]	G3956 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
ἐκκλησιῶν.	ekklēsiōn	churches.	G1577 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 7:17
Regardless, 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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 4:17
  That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach…
- Romans 12:3–8
  For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure…
- 1 Corinthians 7:24
  Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
- 1 Corinthians 7:20–21
  Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
- 1 Corinthians 7:18
  Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
Through
2 Corinthians 12:18
I 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?
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 8:6
  So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
Through
2 Corinthians 8:19
More 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.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 16:3–4
  Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
Through
Romans 16:4
who have risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them.
leads to
- 1 John 3:16
  By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.