2 Corinthians 8:16

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 8:16 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 31:8When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
  2. Ezra 7:27Blessed 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,
  3. Nehemiah 2:12I 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.
  4. Jeremiah 31:31Behold, 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.
  5. Jeremiah 32:40I 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.
  6. 2 Corinthians 2:13I 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.
  7. 2 Corinthians 7:7and 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.
  8. 2 Corinthians 7:12So 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.
  9. Philippians 2:20I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
  10. Colossians 3:17And 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.
  11. Revelation 17:17For 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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