Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling. New Living Translation Now he cares for you more than ever when he remembers the way all of you obeyed him and welcomed him with such fear and deep respect. English Standard Version And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. Berean Standard Bible And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling. Berean Literal Bible And his affections are more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of all of you, how you received him with fear and trembling. King James Bible And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. New King James Version And his affections are greater for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. New American Standard Bible His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. NASB 1995 His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. NASB 1977 And his affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. Legacy Standard Bible And his affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. Amplified Bible His affection is greater than ever as he remembers the obedience [to his guidance] that all of you exhibited, and how you received him with the greatest respect. Christian Standard Bible And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling. Holman Christian Standard Bible And his affection toward you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling. American Standard Version And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. Contemporary English Version Titus loves all of you very much, especially when he remembers how you obeyed him and how you trembled with fear when you welcomed him. English Revised Version And his inward affection is more abundantly toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. GOD'S WORD® Translation His deepest feelings go out to you even more as he remembers how obedient all of you were, and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. Good News Translation And so his love for you grows stronger, as he remembers how all of you were ready to obey his instructions, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. International Standard Version His affection for you is even greater as he remembers how obedient all of you were and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. Majority Standard Bible And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling. NET Bible And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. New Heart English Bible His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him. Webster's Bible Translation And his tender affection is more abundant towards you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. Weymouth New Testament And his strong and tender affection is all the more drawn out towards you when he recalls to mind the obedience which all of you manifested by the timidity and nervous anxiety with which you welcomed him. World English Bible His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand his yearnings are more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling; Berean Literal Bible And his affections are more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of all of you, how you received him with fear and trembling. Young's Literal Translation and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him; Smith's Literal Translation And his bowels are more abundantly to you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and tremor ye received him. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd his bowels are more abundantly towards you; remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you have received him. Catholic Public Domain Version And his feelings are now more abundant toward you, since he remembers the obedience of you all, and how you received him with fear and trembling. New American Bible And his heart goes out to you all the more, as he remembers the obedience of all of you, when you received him with fear and trembling. New Revised Standard Version And his heart goes out all the more to you, as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd his affections have increased more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him in fear and trembling. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Also his affections are increased all the more for you as he remembers the obedience of you all, that you received him with awe and trembling. NT Translations Anderson New Testamentand his affection for you is the more abundant, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. Godbey New Testament And the affections of him, remembering the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling, are the more abundantly towards you. Haweis New Testament And his bowels more abundantly yearn over you, when he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. Mace New Testament and his affection to you is abundantly increased, whilst he remembers your obedience, and that fear and reverence with which you all received him. Weymouth New Testament And his strong and tender affection is all the more drawn out towards you when he recalls to mind the obedience which all of you manifested by the timidity and nervous anxiety with which you welcomed him. Worrell New Testament And his tender affections are more abundantly toward you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. Worsley New Testament And his bowels are exceedingly moved towards you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Joy in the Corinthians…14Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well. 15And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling. 16I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.… Cross References 2 Corinthians 2:4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you. 2 Corinthians 2:9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 2 Corinthians 8:16 But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you. 2 Corinthians 12:18 I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps? Philippians 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. 1 Corinthians 4:17 That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church. 1 Corinthians 16:10-11 If Timothy comes, see to it that he has nothing to fear while he is with you, for he is doing the work of the Lord, just as I am. / No one, then, should treat him with contempt. Send him on his way in peace so that he can return to me, for I am expecting him along with the brothers. 1 Thessalonians 3:6 But just now, Timothy has returned from his visit with the good news about your faith, your love, and the fond memories you have preserved, longing to see us just as we long to see you. 1 Thessalonians 3:8-9 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord. / How can we adequately thank God for you in return for our great joy over you in His presence? Acts 16:15 And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us. Acts 16:34 Then he brought them into his home and set a meal before them. So he and all his household rejoiced that they had come to believe in God. Acts 18:5 And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ. Acts 20:19 I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews. Acts 20:31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears. Treasury of Scripture And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. inward affection is. 2 Corinthians 6:12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. Genesis 43:30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother: and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 1 Kings 3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. the obedience. 2 Corinthians 2:9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 2 Corinthians 10:5,6 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; … Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. with. 2 Corinthians 7:10,11 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death… Ezra 9:4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. Ezra 10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. Jump to Previous Abounds Abundant Abundantly Affection Anxiety Authority Drawn Fear Greater Heart Hearts Honour Increased Inward Love Manifested Memory Mind Obedience Obedient Received Remembereth Remembers Strong Tender Timidity Towards Trembling Way Welcomed WhilstJump to Next Abounds Abundant Abundantly Affection Anxiety Authority Drawn Fear Greater Heart Hearts Honour Increased Inward Love Manifested Memory Mind Obedience Obedient Received Remembereth Remembers Strong Tender Timidity Towards Trembling Way Welcomed Whilst2 Corinthians 7 1. He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life;2. and to bear him like affection as he does to them. 3. Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declares what comfort he took in his afflictions 6. by the report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow, 8. which his former epistle had wrought in them; 13. and of their loving-kindness and obedience toward Titus, answerable to his former boastings of them. And his affection for you The word "affection" in Greek is "σπλάγχνα" (splanchna), which literally refers to the inward parts or bowels, considered the seat of emotions in ancient times. This term conveys a deep, visceral love and compassion. In the context of 2 Corinthians, it reflects Titus's profound emotional connection to the Corinthian believers. This affection is not superficial but deeply rooted in the shared experiences and spiritual growth witnessed among the Corinthians. is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling With fear and trembling.--The combination is a favourite one with St. Paul. (Comp. 1Corinthians 2:3; Ephesians 6:5; Philippians 2:12.) What it means is that Titus had been received, not, as he feared, with petulant resistance, but with respectful reverence, not without an element of fear. Verse 15. - His inward affection. The same word which is so needlessly rendered "bowels" in 2 Corinthians 6:12. More abundant. His love for you has been increased by his recent visit. With fear and trembling. On this Pauline phrase, see 1 Corinthians 2:3.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Andκαὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. his αὐτοῦ (autou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. affection σπλάγχνα (splanchna) Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4698: Probably strengthened from splen; an intestine; figuratively, pity or sympathy. for εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. is ἐστιν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. even greater περισσοτέρως (perissoterōs) Adverb Strong's 4057: Greatly, exceedingly, abundantly, vehemently. Adverb from perissos; superabundantly. when he remembers ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου (anamimnēskomenou) Verb - Present Participle Passive - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 363: To remind, admonish, be reminded, remind myself; pass: I remember, recall. From ana and mimnesko; to remind; to recollect. that ὡς (hōs) Adverb Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner. you {were} ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. all πάντων (pantōn) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. obedient ὑπακοήν (hypakoēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5218: Obedience, submissiveness, compliance. From hupakouo; attentive hearkening, i.e. compliance or submission. [as] you welcomed ἐδέξασθε (edexasthe) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1209: To take, receive, accept, welcome. Middle voice of a primary verb; to receive. him αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. fear φόβου (phobou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5401: (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. trembling. τρόμου (tromou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 5156: A trembling, quaking, fear. From tremo; a 'trembling', i.e. Quaking with fear. Links 2 Corinthians 7:15 NIV2 Corinthians 7:15 NLT 2 Corinthians 7:15 ESV 2 Corinthians 7:15 NASB 2 Corinthians 7:15 KJV 2 Corinthians 7:15 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 7:15 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 7:15 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 7:15 French Bible 2 Corinthians 7:15 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 7:15 His affection is more abundantly toward you (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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