2 Corinthians 12:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? Did we not walk in the same spirit? Did we not walk in the same steps?

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  • 2 Cor 8:6 : 6 So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, he would also complete in you this grace also.
  • Rom 4:12 : 12 And the father of circumcision to those who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had while still uncircumcised.
  • 2 Cor 2:12-13 : 12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.
  • 2 Cor 7:2 : 2 Receive us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have defrauded no one.
  • 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
  • Num 16:15 : 15 And Moses was very angry, and said to the LORD, Respect not their offering: I have not taken one donkey from them, nor have I harmed one of them.
  • 1 Sam 12:3-4 : 3 Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose donkey have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or from whose hand have I received any bribe to blind my eyes with it? and I will restore it to you. 4 And they said, You have not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither have you taken anything from any man's hand.
  • Neh 5:14 : 14 Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year to the thirty-second year of Artaxerxes the king, twelve years, neither I nor my brethren have eaten the governor's provisions.
  • Acts 20:33-35 : 33 I have coveted no one's silver or gold or apparel. 34 Yes, you yourselves know that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me. 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
  • 2 Cor 8:16-23 : 16 But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. 17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation, but being very earnest, of his own accord he went to you. 18 And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches; 19 And not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show your eager willingness. 20 Avoiding this, that anyone should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us; 21 Providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22 And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now much more diligent because of the great confidence we have in you. 23 If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you; or if our brothers are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.
  • Phil 2:19-22 : 19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you shortly, that I also may be encouraged when I know your state. 20 For I have no one like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. 21 For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ. 22 But you know his proven character, that, as a son with his father, he has served with me in the gospel.
  • 1 Pet 2:21 : 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:

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  • 2 Cor 12:16-17
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    16But be it so, I did not burden you; nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.

    17Did I make a gain of you by any of those whom I sent to you?

  • 2 Cor 12:19
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    19Again, do you think that we excuse ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ, but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edification.

  • 2 Cor 8:4-6
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    4Earnestly pleading with us for the privilege of participating in the service to the saints.

    5And this they did, not as we expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us by the will of God.

    6So we urged Titus, that as he had begun, he would also complete in you this grace also.

  • 2 Cor 8:22-24
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    22And we have sent with them our brother whom we have often tested and found diligent in many things, but now much more diligent because of the great confidence we have in you.

    23If anyone inquires about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker concerning you; or if our brothers are inquired about, they are messengers of the churches, and the glory of Christ.

    24Therefore show to them and before the churches the proof of your love and of our boasting on your behalf.

  • 2 Cor 8:16-20
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    16But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.

    17For indeed he accepted the exhortation, but being very earnest, of his own accord he went to you.

    18And we have sent with him the brother whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

    19And not only that, but who was also chosen by the churches to travel with us with this grace, which is administered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show your eager willingness.

    20Avoiding this, that anyone should blame us in this abundance which is administered by us;

  • Gal 2:1-4
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    1Then, fourteen years later, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also.

    2And I went up by revelation and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to those of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.

    3But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:

    4And that because of false brethren stealthily brought in, who came in secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

  • 2 Cor 7:12-14
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    12Therefore, though I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.

    13Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yes, and exceedingly the more did we rejoice for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

    14For if I have boasted anything to him about you, I am not ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found to be true.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And in this confidence, I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit;

    16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

  • 2 Cor 2:13
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    13I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

  • Phil 3:16-17
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    16Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.

    17Brothers, join in following my example, and mark those who walk as you have us for a pattern.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For in what way were you inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

  • 2 Cor 1:12
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    12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.

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    9And when I was with you and in need, I was a burden to no one: for what I lacked the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and so I will keep myself.

  • 1 Thess 4:1
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    1Furthermore, then, we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and more.

  • 1 Thess 2:5-6
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    5For neither at any time did we use flattering words, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is witness:

    6Nor did we seek glory from men, neither from you nor from others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, brothers, having been taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

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    12Brethren, I urge you to become like me, for I became like you: you have not injured me at all.

  • 2 Cor 10:2
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    2But I plead with you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence by which I think to be bold against some who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

  • 2 Thess 3:8-9
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    8Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but we worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

    9Not because we do not have the right, but to make ourselves an example for you to follow.

  • 1 Thess 2:8-9
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    8So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to impart to you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because you were dear to us.

    9For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil: for working night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others are partakers of this right over you, should not we even more? Nevertheless, we have not used this right, but endure all things lest we hinder the gospel of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 7:7
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    7And not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced even more.

  • 2 Cor 11:7
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    7Did I commit a sin by humbling myself that you might be exalted, because I preached to you the gospel of God freely?

  • Gal 2:14
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    14But when I saw that they were not straightforward about the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter before them all, If you, being a Jew, live in the manner of Gentiles and not as the Jews, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews?

  • 1 Thess 3:2
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    2And sent Timothy, our brother and minister of God, and our fellow worker in the gospel of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith:

  • Phil 2:18
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    18For the same reason, you also should rejoice and rejoice with me.

  • 2 Cor 10:14
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    14For we do not extend ourselves beyond our measure, as though we did not reach to you: for we have come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:

  • 2 Cor 7:2
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    2Receive us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have defrauded no one.

  • 1 Thess 2:1
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    1For you yourselves, brothers, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:

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    5For I consider that I am not in any way inferior to the very chief apostles.

  • 2 Cor 8:8
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    8I speak not by commandment, but as a test of the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.