2 Korinther 8:24

24 Erzeiget nun die Beweisung eurer Liebe und unsers Rühmens von euch an diesen auch öffentlich vor den Gemeinden!

2 Korinther 8:24 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 8:24

Wherefore show ye to them, and before the churches
This is the conclusion of the apostle, upon summing up the characters of these messengers; and his exhortation is, that since they were persons of so much note and worth, as they ought to be received with great marks of respect and affection, so they would take care evidently to make it appear to them who were sent by the churches, and before the churches, or before them who represented the churches; or so as that it might be known by the churches from whence they came, when they returned with their report; or be evident to the churches in Judea, when their liberality should be brought to them:

the proof of your love;
to Christ and his poor members, how hearty and sincere it was:

and of our boasting on your behalf;
how willing and forward they were to this good work, and how liberal they would be.

2 Korinther 8:24 In-Context

22 Auch haben wir mit ihnen gesandt unsern Bruder, den wir oft erfunden haben in vielen Stücken, daß er fleißig sei, nun aber viel fleißiger.
23 Und wir sind großer Zuversicht zu euch, es sei des Titus halben, welcher mein Geselle und Gehilfe unter euch ist, oder unsrer Brüder halben, welche Boten sind der Gemeinden und eine Ehre Christi.
24 Erzeiget nun die Beweisung eurer Liebe und unsers Rühmens von euch an diesen auch öffentlich vor den Gemeinden!
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