2 Corinthians 8:16–24

¹⁶But ^1athanks be to God who ^bputs the same earnestness on your behalf in the heart of ^cTitus.

¹⁷For he not only accepted our ^aplea, but being himself very earnest, he has gone out to you of his own accord.

¹⁸And we have sent along with him ^athe brother whose praise in the things of the ^bgospel is throughout ^call the churches.

^19aAnd not only this, but he has also been ^bappointed by the churches to travel with us in ^cthis gracious work that is being ministered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our ^dreadiness,

²⁰¹taking precaution lest anyone discredits us in our ministering of this generous gift,

²¹for we ^arespect what is good, not only in ^bthe sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²²And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have often tested and found earnest in many things, but now even more earnest because of his great confidence in you.

²³As for ^aTitus, he is my ^bpartner and fellow worker ¹among you; as for our ^cbrothers, they are ^2dmessengers of the churches, ^ea glory to Christ.

²⁴Therefore ¹openly before the churches, ²show them the proof of your love and of our ^areason for boasting about you.