THE JOY OF TITUS IN THE TIDINGS HE BROUGHT. Chrysostom notes the tact which leads St. Paul to communicate this so emphatically; Titus was going back to Corinth on the business of the collection (2 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 8:16; 2 Corinthians 8:23), and it was very desirable that he should be well received there. ἐπὶ δὲ τῇ παρακλήσει ἡμῶν περισσοτέρως μᾶλλον κ. τ. λ.: and in addition to this comfort of ours we rejoiced the more exceedingly (cf. 2 Corinthians 7:7, and for the double comparative cf. Mark 7:36; Philippians 1:23) at (for the constr. χαίρειν ἐπὶ cf. 1 Corinthians 13:6; 1 Corinthians 16:17, etc.) the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all (cf. the somewhat similar use of ἀπό in chap. 2 Corinthians 2:3; Matthew 11:19; Acts 2:22). Both here and at 2 Corinthians 7:15 πάντων is emphasised by its position before ὑμῶν; Titus was well received by all at Corinth, and it seems to be implied at 2 Corinthians 12:18 that he left a favourable impression upon them all.

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