2 Corinthians 8:17

Contextual Overview

¹⁶I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. ¹⁶ Thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. ¹⁶ But thanks be to God who puts the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of Titus. ¹⁶But thanks be to God who puts the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of Titus. ¹⁶I'm thankful God put y'all on Titus's heart just like y'all are on mine. ¹⁶ But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus. ¹⁶ But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus. ¹⁶ Thanks be to God who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus. ¹⁶ But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. ¹⁶ But thanks be to God, who put the same diligent care for you in the heart of Titus.

Bible Verse Review
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accepted: 2 Corinthians 8:6, Hebrews 13:22

but: 2 Corinthians 8:8, 2 Corinthians 8:10

Reciprocal: Judges 5:9 - offered Nehemiah 4:6 - had a mind Nehemiah 11:2 - willingly Acts 11:30 - by 2 Corinthians 8:3 - beyond 2 Corinthians 9:3 - have

Cross-References

Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."

Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth."

Genesis 1:22
Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."

Genesis 1:22
God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying: Be fruiteful, and multiplie, and fyll the waters of the sea, and let foule multiplie in the earth.

Genesis 1:22
God blessed all the living things in the sea and told them to have many babies and fill the seas. And he blessed the birds on land and told them to have many more babies.

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."

Genesis 1:22
and blesside hem, and seide, Wexe ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the watris of the see, and briddis be multiplied on erthe.

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and fill the waters in the Seas, and let foule multiply in the earth.

Genesis 1:22
And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For indeed, he accepted the exhortation,.... The Macedonians besought the apostle with much entreaty to give unto him, 2 Corinthians 8:4 or which being moved by their example, they gave unto him, namely, that he would go and finish what he had already begun; and accordingly he did not refuse, but readily accepted the exhortation: yea, not only so,

but being more forward; than was known or could have been expected; which shows that this was put into his heart by God, before it was moved unto him; so that if he had never been asked, or exhorted hereunto, he would have gone of himself:

of his own accord he went unto you; so great is his care of you; so great his love unto you so willing was he to come again and pay another visit: and especially on this account, where he had before been treated with so much respect and kindness. Titus having been at Corinth already, and being well known there, the apostle forbears saying anything more in his commendation.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For indeed he accepted the exhortation - He cheerfully complied with the exhortation which I gave him, to wit, to visit you, and excite you to this good work.

But being more forward - More disposed to do this than I had supposed. The idea here is, that he was very ready to engage in this; he was more ready to engage in it than Paul was to exhort him to it; he anticipated his request; he had already resolved to engage in it.

Of his own accord he went ... - He went voluntarily and without urging. The ground of Paul’s thankfulness here seems to have been this, He apprehended probably some difficulty in obtaining the collection there, He was acquainted with the distracted state of the church, and feared that Titus might have some reluctance to engage in the service. He was therefore very agreeably surprised when he learned that Titus was willing to make another journey to Corinth and to endeavor to complete the collection.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 17. He accepted the exhortation — I advised him to visit you and excite you to this good work, and I found that he was already disposed in his heart to do it; God put this earnest care in the heart of Titus for you, 2 Corinthians 8:16.