13 Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. 14 For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true. 15 And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. 16 Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything.
Commentary
Vs. 13 "Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all."
The Apostle Paul now tells the Corinthians how much joy they brought not only to Titus, but also to himself, by their receiving both Titus, the Lord's servant, and Paul's epistle to them, in a manner worthy of both. Indeed the Apostle Paul was not only comforted in hearing how diligently they obeyed his epistle, but also in the manner which they treated Titus, who told him all of the good things that were born out of it, and his time there.
Vs. 14 "For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true."
The Apostle Paul now reveals too the Corinthians that even before sending Titus to them, he had boasted about them to Titus, and so here the Apostle having heard of their obedience, and just how well they treated Titus, is pleased to report to them that his boasting of them (like his Word to them) was found true.
Vs. 15 "And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. 16 Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything."
Indeed Titus' affections for the Corinthians had grown since his time with them, as he recalls the obedience of them all, and how with fear (φόβος) and trembling (τρόμος) they received him. Thus the Corinthians by doing so showed themselves to truly fear the Lord by responding to his servants presence amongst them in such a manner. And so though the Corinthians were still a people in transition from their previous ungodly lives; (where their cultures norms and values dictated their behavior, beliefs and conduct); they were now in their hearts a people set on wanting to do what was right in the sight of the Lord, by keeping His Word given through the Apostle Paul. Therefore Titus having had his own first hand experience with them all, now has his own affections for them all, which are even greater as he remembers just how the Corinthians received him with godly fear and reverence. And thus how they distinguished themselves from the small and disruptive minority who were exalting themselves and disparaging the Apostle Paul. And so the Apostle Paul wants the Corinthians to know that they not only brought joy to Titus and himself by their obedience to God's Word, but now he also has even more confidence in them all in their willingness and obedience to seek out and do what is right in the sight of the Lord as the manner of their new lives.
The Apostle Paul now reveals too the Corinthians that even before sending Titus to them, he had boasted about them to Titus, and so here the Apostle having heard of their obedience, and just how well they treated Titus, is pleased to report to them that his boasting of them (like his Word to them) was found true.
Vs. 15 "And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. 16 Therefore I rejoice that I have confidence in you in everything."
Indeed Titus' affections for the Corinthians had grown since his time with them, as he recalls the obedience of them all, and how with fear (φόβος) and trembling (τρόμος) they received him. Thus the Corinthians by doing so showed themselves to truly fear the Lord by responding to his servants presence amongst them in such a manner. And so though the Corinthians were still a people in transition from their previous ungodly lives; (where their cultures norms and values dictated their behavior, beliefs and conduct); they were now in their hearts a people set on wanting to do what was right in the sight of the Lord, by keeping His Word given through the Apostle Paul. Therefore Titus having had his own first hand experience with them all, now has his own affections for them all, which are even greater as he remembers just how the Corinthians received him with godly fear and reverence. And thus how they distinguished themselves from the small and disruptive minority who were exalting themselves and disparaging the Apostle Paul. And so the Apostle Paul wants the Corinthians to know that they not only brought joy to Titus and himself by their obedience to God's Word, but now he also has even more confidence in them all in their willingness and obedience to seek out and do what is right in the sight of the Lord as the manner of their new lives.
Scripture Quotations
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.
Additional Resources Consulted
Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. New York: United Bible Societies, 1996.
The New King James Version. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982.
Additional Resources Consulted
Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. New York: United Bible Societies, 1996.
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