6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
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Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; …
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace, …
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.
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. …
Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-11)There seems to be a connection between 2 Cor. 2:13 ; 7:5 (where the apostle said he had no rest in his spirit when he found not Titus at Troas) and the 2 Cor. 2:13 ; 7:5 : and so great was his affection to the Corinthians, and his concern about their behaviour in relation to the incestuous person, that, in his further travels, he still had no rest till he heard from them. And now he tells them, I.…
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