2 Corinthians 7:15
And his bowels are more abundantly towards you; remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you have received him.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- et viscera ejus abundantius in vobis sunt, reminiscentis omnium vestrum obedientiam : quomodo cum timore et tremore excepistis illum.
- Greek New Testament (SBLGNT)
- καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν, ὡς μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom Homilies on Second Corinthians, Homily I
But not for this reason only, but also because they were amended by the former; for him that had committed fornication whom before they applauded and were puffed up about, they had cut off and separated altogether. And this he shows where he says, “But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many.” ( 2 Cor. ii. 5, 6 .) And as he proceeds, he alludes again to the same thing when he says, “For behold that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what longing, yea, what zeal, yea, what avenging! In every thing ye approved yourselves to be pure in this matter.” ( 2 Cor. vii. …
St John Chrysostom Homilies on Second Corinthians, Homily XVI
Ver. 15 . “And his inward affection is more abundant toward you.” What follows is in commendation of him, as exceedingly consumed with love and attached to them. And he said not ‘his love.’ Then that he may not appear to be flattering, he everywhere mentions the causes of his affection; in order that he may, as I said, both escape the imputation of flattery and the more encourage them by making the praise redound unto them, and by showing that it was they who had infused into him the beginning and ground of this so great love. …
St John Chrysostom Homilies on Second Corinthians, Homily XVIII
And who is this brother? Some indeed say, Luke, because of the history which he wrote, but some, Barnabas; for he calls the unwritten preaching also Gospel. And for what cause does he not mention their names; whilst he both makes Titus known (vid. also ver. 23 .) by name, and praises him for his cooperation in the Gospel, (seeing that he was so useful that by reason of his absence even Paul could do nothing great and noble; for, “because I found not Titus my brother, I had no relief for my spirit,”, c. ii. 13 .) and for his love towards them, (for, saith he, “his inward affection is more abundant towards you;”, c. vii. …