2 Corinthiens 7:13

13 C'est pourquoi votre consolation nous a consolés; mais nous avons été encore plus réjouis par la joie de Tite, car son esprit a été restauré par vous tous;

2 Corinthiens 7:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Corinthians 7:13

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort
In the comfortable situation the church was in; not in their grief and sorrow, as a natural passion, but in the effects of it as a godly sorrow; by which it appeared that their repentance was genuine, and that they were clear in the matter that had given so much trouble; and that things had so well succeeded for the welfare and more comfortable estate of the church for the future. The comfortable estate, flourishing condition, and well being of churches, yield great pleasure and consolation to the ministers of the Gospel: the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions read, "our comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we, for the joy of Titus"; not only the repentance of the Corinthians, and the blessed effects of that, occasioned joy in the apostle; but what added to it, and increased it the more abundantly, was the joy of Titus, which he had been a partaker of during his stay with them:

because his spirit was refreshed by you all;
not by one only, or a few, but by all the members of the church; he was received by them with great respect, provided for in a liberal manner, treated with all humanity and courteousness; and, above all, his mind was eased and filled with an unexpected pleasure, to find them in such an agreeable frame of mind; so sensible of their neglect of duty, so ready to reform, so united in themselves, so affected to the apostle, and so determined to abide by the order, ordinances, and truths of the Gospel, against all false teachers.

2 Corinthiens 7:13 In-Context

11 Car voici, cette même tristesse selon Dieu, quel empressement n'a-t-elle pas produit en vous! Quelles excuses, quelle indignation, quelle crainte, quels désirs, quel zèle, quelle punition! Vous avez montré à tous égards que vous êtes purs dans cette affaire.

12 Ainsi, lorsque je vous ai écrit, ce n'a pas été à cause de celui qui a fait l'injure, ni à cause de celui à qui elle a été faite, mais pour vous faire connaître notre zèle pour vous devant Dieu.

13 C'est pourquoi votre consolation nous a consolés; mais nous avons été encore plus réjouis par la joie de Tite, car son esprit a été restauré par vous tous;

14 Et si je me suis glorifié de vous devant lui en quelque chose, je n'en ai point eu de confusion; mais comme nous avons dit toutes choses avec vérité, ainsi ce dont nous nous sommes glorifiés auprès de Tite, s'est trouvé la vérité.

15 Aussi quand il se souvient de l'obéissance de vous tous, et comment vous l'avez reçu avec crainte et tremblement, son affection pour vous en devient plus grande.