2 Corinzi 8:17

17 poiché non solo egli ha accettata la nostra esortazione, ma mosso da zelo anche maggiore si è spontaneamente posto in cammino per venire da voi.

2 Corinzi 8:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 8:17

For indeed, he accepted the exhortation
The Macedonians besought the apostle with much entreaty to give unto him, ( 2 Corinthians 8:4 2 Corinthians 8:6 ) or which being moved by their example, they gave unto him, namely, that he would go and finish what he had already begun; and accordingly he did not refuse, but readily accepted the exhortation: yea, not only so,

but being more forward;
than was known or could have been expected; which shows that this was put into his heart by God, before it was moved unto him; so that if he had never been asked, or exhorted hereunto, he would have gone of himself:

of his own accord he went unto you;
so great is his care of you; so great his love unto you so willing was he to come again and pay another visit: and especially on this account, where he had before been treated with so much respect and kindness. Titus having been at Corinth already, and being well known there, the apostle forbears saying anything more in his commendation.

2 Corinzi 8:17 In-Context

15 Chi avea raccolto molto non n’ebbe di soverchio, e chi avea raccolto poco, non n’ebbe mancanza.

16 Or ringraziato sia Iddio che ha messo in cuore a Tito lo stesso zelo per voi;

17 poiché non solo egli ha accettata la nostra esortazione, ma mosso da zelo anche maggiore si è spontaneamente posto in cammino per venire da voi.

18 E assieme a lui abbiam mandato questo fratello, la cui lode nella predicazione dell’Evangelo è sparsa per tutte le chiese;

19 non solo, ma egli è stato anche eletto dalle chiese a viaggiare con noi per quest’opera di carità, da noi amministrata per la gloria del Signore stesso e per dimostrare la prontezza dell’animo nostro.