For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.
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For they refreshed my spirit and yours. Therefore acknowledge those who are like that.
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They have comforted my sprete and youres. Loke therfore that ye knowe them that are soche.
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For they haue comforted my spirite and yours: acknowledge therefore such men.
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Passages linked to 1 Corinthians 16:18 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Philemon 1:7 For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.
- 2 Corinthians 7:13 Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
- Romans 15:32 that I may come to you in joy through the will of God, and together with you, find rest.
- Proverbs 25:13 As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to those who send him; for he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- Proverbs 25:25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
- Colossians 4:8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12 But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
- 2 Corinthians 7:6-7 Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:6-7 But when Timothy came just now to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you, for this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.
- Philemon 1:20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in the Lord.
- 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than this: to hear about my children walking in truth.
- Philippians 2:28-29 I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,
- Hebrews 13:7 Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
- 3 John 1:11-12 Beloved, don’t imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is of God. He who does evil hasn’t seen God. Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Take them for such men as they are indeed.
Take them for such men as they are indeed.
Mine heart.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours:…
18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.
Ver. 18. They have refreshed] Ipse aspectus viri boni delectat. It is some comfort to see a good man’s face.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain All the brethren greet you,.... Either the brethren, the…
All the brethren greet you,.... Either the brethren, the members of the church at Ephesus; or the apostle's brethren in the ministry, that were along with him, as Sosthenes and others; or the brethren that were come to him from Corinth, namely Stephanas, Fortunatus, and Achaicus:
greet ye one another with an holy kiss; See Gill on Rom 16:16.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain For they have refreshed my spirit and yours -…
For they have refreshed my spirit and yours - Inasmuch as you share in my comfort. Such therefore acknowledge - With suitable love and respect.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 18. They have refreshed my spirit and yours]…
Verse 18. They have refreshed my spirit and yours] They have been a means of contributing greatly to my comfort; and what contributes to my comfort must increase yours. This is probably the meaning of the apostle.
Therefore acknowledge ye them] Pay them particular respect, and let all be held in esteem in proportion to their work and usefulness. When this is made the rule of respect and esteem, then foolish and capricious attachments will have no place. A man will then be honoured in proportion to his merit; and his merit will be estimated by his usefulness among men.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain For they have refreshed my spirit - By their…
For they have refreshed my spirit - By their presence and conversation. They have given me information respecting the state of things in the church; and their society has been with me of the most gratifying and cheering kind.
And yours - “By removing,” says Locke, “those suspicions and fears that were on both sides.” “By thus supplying your absence, they have benefited us both. For Paul gained information of those absent, and they gained in the counsel afforded to them by the apostle” - Bloomfield. “For they refreshed my spirit by their obliging behavior and edifying conversation, as, I doubt not, they have often refreshed yours by their ministrations among you” - Doddridge. The sense seems to be, that their visit to him would be a benefit to both; would result in imparting comfort, a good understanding, an increase of their mutual attachment, and ultimately a large accession to their mutual joy when they should again meet.
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Therefore acknowledge ye them that are such - Receive affectionately; recognize as brethren; cherish, treat kindly all that evince such a spirit; see the notes on 1Co 16:15-16. The apostle here designs, evidently, that the Corinthians should receive them kindly on their return, and regard with deference and respect the counsel which they might offer, and the message which they might bear from him.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain refreshed my spirit and yours--"yours" will be refreshed on…
refreshed my spirit and yours--"yours" will be refreshed on receiving this letter, by knowing that "my spirit is refreshed" by their having come to me from you; and (perhaps) by the good report they gave of many of you (Co1 1:4-8); my refreshment of spirit redounds to yours, as being my disciples (Co2 7:13; compare Zac 6:8).
acknowledge--render them due acknowledgments by a kind reception of them: Th1 5:12, "know" them in their true worth and treat them accordingly.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 18. My spirit and yours—For there is such a…
18. My spirit and yours—For there is such a sympathy across the AEgean between you and me, that to refresh me refreshes you. You are the stronger for my strength.
Acknowledge—Recognise them as such as I have described them.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 18. For they have refreshed my spirit and yours]…
18. For they have refreshed my spirit and yours] This “is a concise expression of the same consciousness of identity of feelings and interests which expresses itself so strongly in 2Co_1:3-7.”—Stanley. These Corinthians are reinvigorated, through a perfect interchange of sympathy, by the joy that is imparted to St Paul by the presence of one of their number. For the expression itself Stanley refers to 2Co_7:13.
acknowledge] Or, recognize, i.e. as your natural leaders and superiors.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain My spirit and yours. They refreshed my spirit by…
My spirit and yours. They refreshed my spirit by telling me all about you, sad though much of the news was; and yours by this renewal of our mutual intercourse (comp. 2Co_7:13)
Spiritual refreshment.
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The three honoured members of the Christian society at Corinth who came to Ephesus, came officially as a deputation to consult the inspired apostle upon matters of faith and practice. But their visit was not simply official; for all three were personally attached to Paul, and their sentiments of affection were reciprocated by the fervent nature of the apostle of the Gentiles, whose largeness of heart was even more conspicuous than his keenness of intellect. The grateful language in which Paul acknowledges the benefit he had received from intercourse with his visitors, is suggestive of thought regarding the refreshment of spirit which is one happy result of Christian associations.
I THE NEED ALL SOMETIMES FEEL OF SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT.
1. Work may be burdensome, and even oppressive, and may weigh down the soul as well as the body.
2. Trials, desertion of friends, disappointment in fellow labourers, etc., may distress the soul and dispose to melancholy.
3. Living much alone and in one"s own occupations is wearisome to the spirit; the energies flag; the quality of work suffers; gloom takes possession of the life. These and many other causes render it most desirable that the thirsting, fainting spirit should be reanimated by some suitable influences.
II THE APPOINTED AGENTS OF SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT. Letters and books are precious, but in the case before us they are inadequate. Living companionship, the society of those like minded with ourselves, alone can meet the requirements of the case. Not only so; sympathizing friends have a peculiar power of restoring the equilibrium of the soul. Sympathy was what Paul sought and valued. It is hard to do even work for Christ without the smile and word of encouragement which our brethren in the Lord are able to give us.
III THE MEANS OF SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT. The presence of Christian friends is much; but their conversation, the opening of their hearts, the inquiry concerning our labours, successes, and failures, these are all much to be desired. Not only the communication of knowledge and advice from our superiors, but the friendly conversation of our equals, and even the sympathy and heart revelation of those in some respects beneath us, may prove truly recruiting to our energies and restorative to our spirits.
IV THE RESULTS OF SPIRITUAL REFRESHMENT.
1. Depression gives place to cheerfulness.
2. Weariness gives place to vigour.
3. Sluggishness gives place to vivacity.
4. Despondency gives place to hope.
5. Inefficiency gives place to successful labour.
6. Doubt gives place to living confidence.
In all is seen the operation of that Spirit of grace who does not disdain to work in and through the lowliest of Christ"s sincere disciples and friends.
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 18. “For they refreshed my spirit and yours.” They…
18. “For they refreshed my spirit and yours.” They brought him contributions from the Corinthian saints, supplying his temporal wants and filling his heart with holy gratitude.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain For they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye…
For they refreshed my spirit and yours: acknowledge ye therefore them that are such . [These were the messengers which bore the Corinthian letter to Paul. Of them we know nothing more. What Paul says of them here was probably written to keep the Corinthians from showing resentment toward them for having told him the sad condition of the church. The thought seems to be that they refreshed the apostle by partially filling the void caused by the absence of the Corinthians, and they caused Paul to refresh the church at Corinth both by receiving personal messages from him, and causing him to write the letter. He asks that they be received as a refreshment from him, just as he had received them as such from them.]
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