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for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/7.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But God, who encourages those who are discouraged, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But God, the <i>One</i> comforting the downcast, encouraged us by the coming of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the discouraged, comforted us by the arrival of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But God, who comforts the humbled, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_corinthians/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts <i>and</i> encourages the depressed <i>and</i> the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the humble, comforted us by the arrival of Titus, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_corinthians/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, even God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_corinthians/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But God cheers up people in need, and this is what he did when he sent Titus to us. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_corinthians/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, even God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Yet God, who comforts those who are dejected, comforted us when Titus arrived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the coming of Titus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_corinthians/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Yet God, who comforts those who feel miserable, comforted us by the arrival of Titus, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_corinthians/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But He who comforts the depressed--even God-- comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not by his coming only,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_corinthians/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but He who is comforting the cast-down—God—He comforted us in the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But God, the <i>One</i> comforting the downcast, encouraged us by the coming of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but He who is comforting the cast-down -- God -- He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_corinthians/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But God, comforting the humble, comforted us in the arrival of Titus;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But God, who comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But God, who consoles the humble, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But God, who encourages the downcast, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But God, who consoles the downcast, consoled us by the arrival of Titus,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless God, who comforts the meek, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But God, he who comforts the lowly, comforted us with the coming of Titus,<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But God, who comforts those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />But God, the one comforting the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But God that comforteth the lowly comforted us by the coming of Titus:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/2_corinthians/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />nevertheless, God who comforteth those that are cast down, gave me comfort by the arrival of Titus: not barely by his presence,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/2_corinthians/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But He who comforts the depressed--even God-- comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not by his coming only,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />But God, who consoleth the lowly, consoled us by the coming of Titus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />But God, who comforteth those that are brought low, comforted us by the coming of Titus:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=1173" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/7.htm">Paul's Joy in the Corinthians</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: all’ (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theos (N-NMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">God,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">who</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parakalōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">comforts</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tous (Art-AMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/5011.htm" title="5011: tapeinous (Adj-AMP) -- Humble, lowly, in position or spirit (in a good sense). Of uncertain derivation; depressed, i.e. humiliated.">downcast,</a> <a href="/greek/3870.htm" title="3870: parekalesen (V-AIA-3S) -- From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.">comforted</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: hēmas (PPro-A1P) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">us</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">by</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3952.htm" title="3952: parousia (N-DFS) -- From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect.">arrival</a> <a href="/greek/5103.htm" title="5103: Titou (N-GMS) -- Of Latin origin but uncertain significance; Titus, a Christian.">of Titus,</a> </span> <span class="reftext">7</span>and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-13.htm">Isaiah 49:13</a></span><br />Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; break forth in song, O mountains! For the LORD has comforted His people, and He will have compassion on His afflicted ones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-4.htm">Matthew 5:4</a></span><br />Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Romans 15:5</a></span><br />Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-7.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:7</a></span><br />For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-16.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, / encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-19.htm">Philippians 2:19</a></span><br />Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-12.htm">Acts 20:12</a></span><br />And the people were greatly relieved to take the boy home alive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/16-17.htm">1 Corinthians 16:17-18</a></span><br />I am glad that Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus have arrived, because they have supplied what was lacking from you. / For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-13.htm">2 Corinthians 2:13</a></span><br />I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-6.htm">2 Corinthians 8:6</a></span><br />So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/8-16.htm">2 Corinthians 8:16</a></span><br />But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-18.htm">2 Corinthians 12:18</a></span><br />I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-6.htm">1 Samuel 30:6</a></span><br />And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a></span><br />Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless God, that comforts those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;</p><p class="hdg">that comforteth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3,4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>be</i> God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm">2 Corinthians 2:14</a></b></br> Now thanks <i>be</i> unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-1.htm">Isaiah 12:1</a></b></br> And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.</p><p class="hdg">comforted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/2-13.htm">2 Corinthians 2:13</a></b></br> I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_corinthians/16-17.htm">1 Corinthians 16:17,18</a></b></br> I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_thessalonians/3-2.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:2,6,7</a></b></br> And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-6.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">Comforteth</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">Comforts</a> <a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Depressed</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-4.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">Encourages</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-6.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/1-28.htm">Lowly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/3-16.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-10.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/4-14.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-13.htm">Titus</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/galatians/4-30.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Comforted</a> <a href="/genesis/50-21.htm">Comforteth</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-11.htm">Comforting</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-3.htm">Comforts</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-4.htm">Depressed</a> <a href="/genesis/4-5.htm">Downcast</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm">Encouraged</a> <a href="/galatians/2-17.htm">Encourages</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-10.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Lowly</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/12-16.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/8-9.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">Titus</a><div class="vheading2">2 Corinthians 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-1.htm">He proceeds in exhorting them to purity of life;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-2.htm">and to bear him like affection as he does to them.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-3.htm">Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declares what comfort he took in his afflictions </a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">by the report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-8.htm">which his former epistle had wrought in them;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-13.htm">and of their loving-kindness and obedience toward Titus, answerable to his former boastings of them.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Greek word for "God" here is "Theos," which denotes the supreme deity, the Creator, and Sustainer of all. In the context of 2 Corinthians, Paul often contrasts human weakness with divine strength, and this phrase serves as a reminder that God is the ultimate source of comfort and strength, transcending human limitations.<p><b>who comforts</b><br />The Greek word used here is "parakaleō," which means to call to one's side, to encourage, or to console. This word is rich in meaning, suggesting not just a passive comfort but an active encouragement and strengthening. In the broader scriptural context, God is often depicted as a comforter, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/51-12.htm">Isaiah 51:12</a>, where God declares, "I, even I, am He who comforts you." This highlights God's compassionate nature and His desire to be intimately involved in the lives of His people, providing solace and encouragement in times of distress.<p><b>the downcast</b><br />The term "downcast" translates from the Greek "tapeinos," which can mean lowly, humble, or depressed. This word captures the emotional and spiritual state of those who are burdened or afflicted. Historically, the early Christian community faced persecution and hardship, and Paul himself experienced numerous trials. This phrase reassures believers that God is particularly attentive to those who are humble or in distress, echoing the Beatitudes in <a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a>, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."<p><b>comforted us</b><br />Here, "comforted" again uses the Greek "parakaleō," reinforcing the idea of God’s active role in providing encouragement and strength. The use of "us" indicates that Paul is speaking not only of his own experience but also of the collective experience of the believers with him. This communal aspect of comfort is significant in the Christian faith, where the body of Christ is called to support and uplift one another, as seen in <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-11.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:11</a>, "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up."<p><b>by the arrival of Titus</b><br />Titus, a trusted companion and fellow worker in the Gospel, becomes the tangible means through which God’s comfort is delivered. The Greek word for "arrival" is "parousia," often used in the New Testament to denote presence or coming. This highlights the importance of fellowship and the role of Christian community in God’s plan for comfort and encouragement. Titus' arrival not only brought news but also embodied the presence of God’s comfort, illustrating how God uses people to fulfill His purposes and provide for His people. This serves as a reminder of the importance of relationships and community in the Christian journey.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">God, that comforteth those that are cast down.</span>--The fact of his own experience seems almost to present itself to his thoughts as constituting an attribute of the divine character. In the word for "cast down" (<span class= "ital">lowly</span>) we may, perhaps, trace an allusion to the same word used of him by others as a disparaging epithet. (See Note on <a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm" title="Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:">2Corinthians 10:1</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Who comforteth those that are cast down.</span> "The Comforter of the humble comforted us, even God." The word "humble" has in classical Greek the sense of "mean," "abject." Pride, not humility, was the virtue even of Stoic morality. Christ was the first to reveal the beatitude of lowliness (<a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29</a>; <a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a>). Doubtless the word still retained some of its old associations, and had been used of St. Paul in a disparaging sense (<a href="/2_corinthians/10-1.htm">2 Corinthians 10:1</a>). But he whom his opponents accused of so much egotism, ambition, and arrogance, meekly accepts the term and applies it to himself. God (<a href="/2_corinthians/1-4.htm">2 Corinthians 1:4</a>). "The God... of consolation" (<a href="/romans/15-5.htm">Romans 15:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">By the coming of Titus.</span> This was the cause of that outburst of joy in <a href="/2_corinthians/2-13.htm">2 Corinthians 2:13, 14</a>, which passage here finds its explanation. The absence of Titus from the Acts is another proof of the fragmentariness of that book. It is evident that he was an ardent, able, active fellow worker, and most beloved friend of the apostle (<a href="/galatians/2-1.htm">Galatians 2:1, 3</a>; <a href="/2_timothy/4-10.htm">2 Timothy 4:10</a>; <a href="/titus/1-4.htm">Titus 1:4</a>; <a href="/titus/3-12.htm">Titus 3:12</a>). We learn most about him from this Epistle. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλ’</span> <span class="translit">(all’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God,</span><br /><span class="grk">Θεὸς</span> <span class="translit">(Theos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> </span><span class="str2">A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comforts</span><br /><span class="grk">παρακαλῶν</span> <span class="translit">(parakalōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(tous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">downcast,</span><br /><span class="grk">ταπεινοὺς</span> <span class="translit">(tapeinous)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5011.htm">Strong's 5011: </a> </span><span class="str2">Humble, lowly, in position or spirit (in a good sense). Of uncertain derivation; depressed, i.e. humiliated.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">comforted</span><br /><span class="grk">παρεκάλεσεν</span> <span class="translit">(parekalesen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3870.htm">Strong's 3870: </a> </span><span class="str2">From para and kaleo; to call near, i.e. Invite, invoke.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">us</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hēmas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> </span><span class="str2">I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐν</span> <span class="translit">(en)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> </span><span class="str2">In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῇ</span> <span class="translit">(tē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">arrival</span><br /><span class="grk">παρουσίᾳ</span> <span class="translit">(parousia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3952.htm">Strong's 3952: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the present participle of pareimi; a being near, i.e. Advent; physically, aspect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Titus,</span><br /><span class="grk">Τίτου</span> <span class="translit">(Titou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5103.htm">Strong's 5103: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Latin origin but uncertain significance; Titus, a Christian.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">2 Corinthians 7:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_corinthians/7-6.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 7:6 Nevertheless he who comforts the lowly God (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 7:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 7:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/7-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 7:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 7:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>