For they have refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore, recognize persons such as this.
Just like the cold of snow in a time of harvest, so also is a faithful messenger to him who sent him: he causes his soul to rest.
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
So may I come to you with joy, through the will of God, and so may I be refreshed with you.
Therefore, we have been consoled. But in our consolation, we have rejoiced even more abundantly over the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that he may know the things that concern you, and may console your hearts,
And we ask you, brothers, to recognize those who labor among you, and who preside over you in the Lord, and who admonish you,
So it is, brother. May I delight with you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ.
For I have found great joy and consolation in your charity, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you, brother.
Remember your leaders, who have spoken the Word of God to you, whose faith you imitate, by observing the goal of their way of life:
I have no greater grace than this, when I hear that my sons are walking in the truth.