2 Corinthians 8:16-18

The Mission of Titus

8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion ¹  I have for you, 8:17 because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager, ²  he is coming ³  to you of his own accord. ⁴  8:18 And we are sending ⁵  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ⁶ 

[8:16]  ¹ tn Or “eagerness.”

[8:17]  ² tn The comparative form of this adjective is used here with elative meaning.

[8:17]  ³ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:17]  ⁴ tn Or “of his own free will.”

[8:18]  ³ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:18]  ⁴ tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”