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2 Corinthians 8:16 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

2 Corinthians 8:16

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

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But by an equality, {that} now at this time your abundance {may be a supply} for their want, that their abundance also may be {a supply} for your want: that there may be equality:

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As it is written, He that {had gathered} much had nothing over; and he that {had gathered} little had no lack.

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

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For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

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And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise {is} in the gospel throughout all the churches;

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