¹³ I still had no peace of mind,^(A) because I did not find my brother Titus^(B) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.^(C)

⁶ But God, who comforts the downcast,^(A) comforted us by the coming of Titus,^{(B) 7} and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

Titus Sent to Receive the Collection

¹⁶ Thanks be to God,^(A) who put into the heart^(B) of Titus^(C) the same concern I have for you. ¹⁷ For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative.^(D)

¹⁸ I urged^(A) Titus^(B) to go to you and I sent our brother^(C) with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

⁴ To Titus,^(A) my true son^(B) in our common faith:

Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.^(C)

¹⁴ When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel,^(A) I said to Cephas^(B) in front of them all, “You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew.^(C) How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?^(D)

¹² Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh^(A) are trying to compel you to be circumcised.^(B) The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted^(C) for the cross of Christ.