2 Corinthians 7:13
in 2 Corinthians 7On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
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ASV
Therefore we have been comforted: and in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 2 Corinthians 7
Commentary
13 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Therefore we were comforted in your comfort - The phrase “your comfort,” here seems to mean the happiness which they had, or might reasonably be expected to have in obeying the directions of Paul, and in the repentance which they had manifested. Paul had spoken of no other consolation or comfort than this; and the idea seems to be that they were a happy people, and would be happy by obeying the commands of God.
This site's exposition
even though I wrote to you
on 2 Corinthians 7:12-13
Paul names the purpose of the severe letter apart from the parties of 2:5 through 11. He wrote so that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
This site's exposition
his spirit has been refreshed by all of you
Chrysostom calls the growth of disciples the life and comfort of a teacher, since loving after begetting is what makes a father. Adam Clarke reads their kindness to Titus as proof of their affection for Paul. Joy passes from one to another.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
Paul has been comforted by the fact that those whom he rebuked wished to mend their ways. But on learning from Titus that they were experiencing pain on account of their error, he was consoled even more and filled with joy, because their resolve had …
"Therefore we have been comforted." Since we both showed our care for you and have been wholly successful. As he said also in another place, "Now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord;" and again, "For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye?" For this is life, this comfort, this consolation to a teacher possessed of understanding; the growth of his disciples. For nothing doth so declare him that beareth rule as paternal affection for the ruled. For begetting alone constitutes not a father; but after begetting, also loving. But if where nature is concerned there is so great need of love, much more where grace is concerned. In this way were all the ancients distinguished.
See again how he exalts their praises, and showeth their love. For having said, 'I was pleased that my Epistle wrought so much and that ye gained so much,' for "I rejoice," he saith, "not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance;" and having shown his own love, for he saith, "Though I wrote unto you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that our care for you might be made manifest to you:" again he mentioneth another sign of their good will, which bringeth them great praise and showeth the genuineness of their affection. For, "in your comfort," he saith, "we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus." And yet this is no sign of one that loveth them exceedingly; rejoicing rather for Titus than for them. 'Yes,' he replies, 'it is, for I joyed not so much for his cause as for yours.' Therefore also he subjoins the reason, saying, "because his bowels were refreshed by you all." He said not, 'he,' but "his bowels;" that is, 'his love for you.' And how were they refreshed? "By all." For this too is a very great praise.
The Medieval Church2 voices
I showed my care for you, and my hopes did not deceive me; therefore, he says, I was greatly comforted. Now to the consolation with which you consoled me, as I said, a great joy was added — the joy of Titus. And this joy …
Then he concludes to the joy he had at their correction when he says, therefore we were comforted. As if to say: because I obtained this from writing to you, namely, that you are corrected, therefore, we were comforted, i.e., we took comfort. For a …
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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
4 Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation. These verses contain a double exhortation:-- I. To make a progress in holiness, or to perfect holiness in the fear of God,
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); and, as Titus was comforted while he was with them, so when he remembered his reception among them, expressing their obedience to the apostolical directions, and their fear and trembling at the reproofs that were given them, the thoughts of these things inflamed and increased his affections to them,
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Therefore we were comforted in your comfort,.... In the comfortable situation the church was in; not in their grief and sorrow, as a natural passion, but in the effects of it as a godly sorrow; by which it appeared that their repentance was genuine, and that they were clear in the matter that had given so much trouble; and that things had so well succeeded for the welfare and more comfortable estate of the church for the future.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
The oldest manuscripts read thus, "Therefore (Greek, 'for this cause,' namely, because our aim has been attained) we have been (English Version, 'were,' is not so accurate) comforted; yea (Greek, 'but'), in OUR comfort we exceedingly the more joyed for the joy of Titus," &c. (compare 2Co 7:7).
For the joy of Titus - Titus, who had now met St. Paul in Macedonia, gave him the most flattering accounts of the improved state of the Corinthian Church; and indeed their kind usage of Titus was a full proof of their affection for St. Paul.
The words behind it
23 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| διὰ | dia | On account of | G1223 → | 664 times |
| τοῦτο | touto | this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| παρακεκλήμεθα.¶ | parakeklemetha | we have been comforted. | G3870 → | 108 times |
| Ἐπὶ | epi | Besides | G1909 → | 883 times |
| δὲ | de | also | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| παρακλήσει | paraklesei | comfort | G3874 → | 29 times |
| ἡμῶν | hemon | of us | G3165 → | 1936 times |
| περισσοτέρως | perissoteros | [the] more abundantly | G4056 → | 12 times |
| μᾶλλον | mallon | rather | G3123 → | 81 times |
| ἐχάρημεν | echaremen | we have rejoiced | G5463 → | 74 times |
| ἐπὶ | epi | at | G1909 → | 883 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| χαρᾷ | chara | joy | G5479 → | 58 times |
| Τίτου, | titou | of Titus, | G5103 → | 13 times |
| ὅτι | hoti | because | G3754 → | 1292 times |
| ἀναπέπαυται | anapepautai | has been refreshed | G373 → | |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | spirit | G4151 → | 378 times |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | of him | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ἀπὸ | apo | by | G575 → | 640 times |
| πάντων | panton | all | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ὑμῶν, | humon | of you, | G4771 → | 2973 times |
διὰOn account of
diaG1223 →664 times
τοῦτοthis
toutoG3778 →1381 times
παρακεκλήμεθα.¶we have been comforted.
parakeklemethaG3870 →108 times
ἘπὶBesides
epiG1909 →883 times
δὲalso
deG1161 →2765 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
παρακλήσειcomfort
parakleseiG3874 →29 times
ἡμῶνof us
hemonG3165 →1936 times
περισσοτέρως[the] more abundantly
perissoterosG4056 →12 times
μᾶλλονrather
mallonG3123 →81 times
ἐχάρημενwe have rejoiced
echaremenG5463 →74 times
ἐπὶat
epiG1909 →883 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
χαρᾷjoy
charaG5479 →58 times
Τίτου,of Titus,
titouG5103 →13 times
ὅτιbecause
hotiG3754 →1292 times
ἀναπέπαυταιhas been refreshed
anapepautaiG373 →
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
πνεῦμαspirit
pneumaG4151 →378 times
αὐτοῦof him
autouG846 →5565 times
ἀπὸby
apoG575 →640 times
πάντωνall
pantonG3956 →1235 times
ὑμῶν,of you,
humonG4771 →2973 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Ephesians 6:13–18
Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Romans 12:15Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 12:26
If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26
Through
1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
it leads to
- Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.
- Ephesians 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
- Romans 12:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrosiaster, COMMENTARY ON PAUL'S EPISTLES; Frederic Godet, Commentary on the Epistles to the Corinthians; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily 15 on 2 Corinthians; John Chrysostom, Homily 16 on 2 Corinthians; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on 2 Corinthians and Thomas Aquinas, Commentary on 2 Corinthians.