12That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.
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Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: …
For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. …
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. …
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
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.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-15)We may here observe, I. His thanksgivings for them (Rom. 1:8): First, I thank my God . It is good to begin every thing with blessing God, to make that the alpha and omega of every song, in every thing to give thanks .— My God . He speaks this with delight and triumph. In all our thanksgivings, it is good for us to eye God as our God; this makes every mercy sweet, when we can say of God, “He is min…
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