When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
2 Corinthians 8:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Thanks be to God, who put the same concern for you into the heart of Titus. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But thanks be to God Who planted the same earnest zeal and care for you in the heart of Titus. American Standard Version (1901) But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. Common English Bible But thank God, who put the same commitment that I have for you in Titus’ heart. Catholic Public Domain Version But thanks be to God, who has granted to the heart of Titus, this same solicitude for you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thanks be to God, who hath given the same carefulness for you in the heart of Titus. |
When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the piles, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.
Blessed be the Lord, the God of our ancestors, who has put it into the king’s mind to glorify the house of the Lord in Jerusalem,
I got up at night and took a few men with me. I didn’t tell anyone what my God had laid on my heart to do for Jerusalem. The only animal I took was the one I was riding.
‘Look, the days are coming’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.
‘I will make a permanent covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of me in their hearts so that they will never again turn away from me.
So even though I wrote to you, it was not because of the one who did wrong, or because of the one who was wronged, but in order that your devotion to us might be made plain to you in the sight of God.
and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
As for Titus, he is my partner and co-worker for you; as for our brothers, they are the messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
So we urged Titus that just as he had begun, so he should also complete among you this act of grace.
For I have no one else like-minded who will genuinely care about your interests;
And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
For God has put it into their hearts to carry out his plan by having one purpose and to give their kingdom to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.