2 Corinthians 7:5-7
Modern English Version
5 For when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, and we were troubled on every side. On the outside were conflicts; on the inside were fears. 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us through the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us about your sincere desire, your mourning, and your zeal toward me, so that I rejoiced even more.
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2 Corinthians 7:5-7
Lexham English Bible
5 For even when[a] we arrived in Macedonia, our body had no rest, but we were afflicted in every way—quarrels outside, fears within. 6 But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted among you, because he[b] reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
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- 2 Corinthians 7:5 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“arrived”)
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“reported”) which is understood as causal
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