2 COR 7:15 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

GHT and the inward-affect-ions[i.e. compassionate feelings] of {same} is-being more-excessively into you, of {being-reminded-anew} you-receive same[masculine], the hearken-under[noun] of {all} of {you}, as alongside of {fear} and of {trembling[noun]}.

ULT And his affections towards you are more abundant, remembering the obedience of all of you, how you received him with fear and trembling.

UST Titus recalls how you all obeyed us, particularly how you feared him when he arrived. Because of that, he cares about you even more now.

BSB & MSB And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you {were} all obedient [as] you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

BLB And his affections are more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of all of you, how you received him with fear and trembling.

AICNT And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you [all],[fn] how you received him with fear and trembling.

7:15, all: Absent from ℵ(01).

OEB And his affection for you is all the greater, as he remembers the deference that you all showed him, and recalls how you received him with anxious care.

WEBBE & WMBB His affection is more abundantly towards you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

NET And his affection for you is much greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

LSV and his yearnings are more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling;

FBV Titus cares for you even more as he remembers how you did what he told you, how you welcomed him with great respect.

TCNT And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling.

T4T Now he happily remembers how you all were willing to do what I asked you to do. He is also happy about the way you treated him with great respect. When he thinks about those things, it makes him love you even more than he did when he was with you.

LEB And his affection for you is all the more when he[fn] remembers the obedience of all of you as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

7:15 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“remembers”) which is understood as temporal

BBE And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

Moff His own heart goes out to you all the more when he remembers how you all obeyed him, and how you received him with reverence and trembling.

Wymth And his strong and tender affection is all the more drawn out towards you when he recalls to mind the obedience which all of you manifested by the timidity and nervous anxiety with which you welcomed him.

ASV And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

DRA And his bowels are more abundantly towards you; remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you have received him.

YLT and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him;

Drby and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

RV And his inward affection is more abundantly toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
(And his inward affection is more abundantly toward you, whilst/while he remembereth/remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye/you_all received him.)

SLT And his bowels are more abundantly to you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and tremor ye received him.

Wbstr And his tender affection is more abundant towards you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

KJB-1769 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
(And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst/while he remembereth/remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye/you_all received him.)

KJB-1611 And his [fn]inward affection is more aboundant toward you, whilest he remembreth the obedience of you all, how with feare and trembling you receiued him.
(And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst/while he remembereth/remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.)

7:15 Gr. bowels.

Bshps And his inwarde affection is more aboundaunt towarde you, when he remembred the obedience of you all, howe with feare and tremblyng ye receaued hym.
(And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, when he remembered the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye/you_all received him.)

Gnva And his inwarde affection is more aboundant toward you, when he remembreth the obedience of you all, and howe with feare and trembling ye receiued him.
(And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, when he remembereth/remembers the obedience of you all, and how with fear and trembling ye/you_all received him.)

Cvdl And his inwarde affeccion is more abundaunt towarde you, whan he remembreth the obedience of you all, how ye receaued him with feare and treblynge.
(And his inward affeccion is more abundant toward you, when he remembereth/remembers the obedience of you all, how ye/you_all received him with fear and trebling.)

TNT And now is his inwarde affection more aboundant towarde you when he remembreth the obedience of every one of you: how with feare and trymblynge ye receaved hym.
(And now is his inward affection more abundant toward you when he remembereth/remembers the obedience of every one of you: how with fear and trymbling ye/you_all received him.)

Wycl And the inwardnesse of hym be more plenteuousli in you, which hath in mynde the obedience of you alle, hou with drede and trembling ye resseyueden hym.
(And the inwardness of him be more plenteous/plentifully in you, which hath/has in mind the obedience of you all, how with dread and trembling ye/you_all received him.)

Luth Und er ist überaus herzlich wohl an euch, wenn er gedenket an euer aller Gehorsam, wie ihr ihn mit Furcht und Zittern habt aufgenommen.
(And he is extremely heartfelt probably/well at/to you, if/when he remembers at/to your(pl) all obedience, as/like you(pl)/their/her him/it with fear(n) and trembling(n) have recorded.)

ClVg et viscera ejus abundantius in vobis sunt, reminiscentis omnium vestrum obedientiam: quomodo cum timore et tremore excepistis illum.
(and entrails his/her more_abundantly in/into/on to_you(pl) are, reminiscentis of_all of_you obedience: how when/with with_fear and tremore excepistis him.)

UGNT καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν, ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν, ὡς μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν.
(kai ta splagⱪna autou perissoterōs eis humas estin, anamimnaʸskomenou taʸn pantōn humōn hupakoaʸn, hōs meta fobou kai tromou edexasthe auton.)

SBL-GNT καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν, ὡς μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν.
(kai ta splagⱪna autou perissoterōs eis humas estin anamimnaʸskomenou taʸn pantōn humōn hupakoaʸn, hōs meta fobou kai tromou edexasthe auton.)

RP-GNT Καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστίν, ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν, ὡς μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν.
(Kai ta splagⱪna autou perissoterōs eis humas estin, anamimnaʸskomenou taʸn pantōn humōn hupakoaʸn, hōs meta fobou kai tromou edexasthe auton.)

TC-GNT καὶ τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν, ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν, ὡς μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν.
(kai ta splagⱪna autou perissoterōs eis humas estin, anamimnaʸskomenou taʸn pantōn humōn hupakoaʸn, hōs meta fobou kai tromou edexasthe auton.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, orange:accents differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:5–16: Paul was glad that the believers repented

In this section, Paul explained why he had great joy. Earlier he had sent Titus to Corinth because he wanted to know what the believers there were doing and whether they still accepted him. Paul had then gone to Macedonia, a northern province of Greece (7:5). He had met Titus there (7:6), and Titus had reported that the believers still accepted Paul and loved him (7:7a–d).

Then, in 7:8–9, Paul wrote that he was happy because the believers had responded properly to his earlier stern letter (also mentioned in 2:1–4; see also the section on “Paul’s letters to the Corinthians” in the introduction to these Notes). Paul explained the proper results of repentance (7:10–11). Lastly, Paul told them the reason for writing that letter (7:12–13a).

Then Paul told them that he was both encouraged and happy that they had responded properly to Titus (7:13b–16).

Other examples of headings for this section are:

Paul’s Joy (NIV)

Paul’s joy at the repentance of the Corinthians

Titus’ news comforts Paul and makes him happy

7:15a

And his affection for you is even greater

And he cares for you^(plur) even more,
He loves you more now,

affection: This word refers to caring feelings for someone or lasting feelings of kindness toward someone. Titus cared for them and was kind to them. See how you translated this word in 6:12.

even greater: This phrase indicates that Titus had affection for them before but now he had even more affection for them. For example:

more than ever (NLT)

7:15b

when he remembers that you were all obedient

as he remembers that all of you obeyed him,
when he thinks back/again about your obedience

obedient: Here Paul implied that the believers in Corinth were obedient to Titus when he visited them.Martin (p. 244).

7:15c

as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

treating him with the fear of God and trembling in his authority.
as you interacted/related to him in submission and great respect.

welcomed him: The word welcomed refers to welcoming Titus and accepting him during his visit. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

treated him (JBP)

welcomed and interacted/talked with him

with fear and trembling: This idiom refers to being very careful not to offend someone who has power over you. You treat the person in authority with great honor and respect. This idiom probably implies fear of God, since Titus came on Paul’s behalf and therefore represented God and his authority. Other ways to translate this phrase are:

with such fear and deep respect (NLT)

respect and reverence (JBP)

with respect and fear (NCV)

submitted with all respect

General Comment on 7:15a–c

In some languages it is more natural to have the result (7:15a) after the reason (7:15b–c). For example:

^15bWhen he remembers that you were all obedient and ^15creceived him with fear and trembling, ^15ahis affection for you is all the greater

7:15a–c

(reordered) And when he remembers that you were all obedient, receiving him with fear and trembling, his affection for you is all the greater.

(reordered) And the times he thinks again about how you obeyed him as you welcomed him in submission and great respect, he loves you more.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὰ σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστιν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τά σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστίν ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τήν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν ὡς μετά φόβου καί τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of affections, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [he loves you more abundantly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

περισσοτέρως

more_abundantly

Here, the phrase more abundant could indicate that: (1) Titus has more affections for them than he did before he visited them. Alternate translation: [more abundant than before]; (2) Titus simply has a great deal of affections. Alternate translation: [very abundant] or [great]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου

˓being˒_reminded

Here, the word remembering introduces a reason why Titus’ affections are more abundant. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a reason. Alternate translation: [since he remembers]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν

Here, the Corinthians’ obedience could be directed toward: (1) Paul and his fellow workers, including Titus. Alternate translation: [the obedience of all of you to us]; (2) just Titus. Alternate translation: [the obedience of all of you to him]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου

Here the Corinthians’ fear could be directed toward: (1) Titus as Paul’s representative. Alternate translation: [with fear and trembling with respect to him]; (2) the consequences of what had happened. Alternate translation: [with fear and trembling because of what had happened]; (3) God, whom Titus represented. Alternate translation: [with and trembling with respect to God]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of fear and trembling, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [as you feared and trembled] or [fearfully and nervously]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

φόβου καὶ τρόμου

fear (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί τά σπλάγχνα αὐτοῦ περισσοτέρως εἰς ὑμᾶς ἐστίν ἀναμιμνῃσκομένου τήν πάντων ὑμῶν ὑπακοήν ὡς μετά φόβου καί τρόμου ἐδέξασθε αὐτόν)

The terms fear and trembling mean similar things. Paul is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [great fear] or [deep respect]