2 Corinthians 8:16 “But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotio…”

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

World English Bible

But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

American Standard Version

But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thanks be vnto God, which hath put in the heart of Titus the same care for you.

Darby Translation

But thanks [be] to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.

Young's Literal Translation

And thanks to God, who is putting the same diligence for you in the heart of Titus,

Bible in Basic English

But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.

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Cross references

“thanks”

Revelation 17:17 Jeremiah 32:40 Ezra 7:27 Jeremiah 31:31 Nehemiah 2:12 Colossians 3:17

Revelation 17:17 · BSB

For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

Jeremiah 32:40 · BSB

I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put My fear in their hearts, so that they will never turn away from Me.

Ezra 7:27 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, the God of our fathers, who has put into the heart of the king to so honor the house of the LORD in Jerusalem,

Jeremiah 31:31 · BSB

Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Nehemiah 2:12 · BSB

I set out at night with a few men. I did not tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal with me was the one on which I was riding.

Colossians 3:17 · BSB

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

“earnest”

2 Corinthians 7:7 2 Corinthians 7:12 Philippians 2:20

2 Corinthians 7:7 · BSB

and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.

2 Corinthians 7:12 · BSB

So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

Philippians 2:20 · BSB

I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.

Also

2 Corinthians 2:13–14

2 Corinthians 2:13–14 · BSB

I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

15As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”

17For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.

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