2 Corinthians 12:18 Meaning and Explanation
“I desired Titus, and with him I sent a brother. Did Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit? walked we not in the same steps?”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul cites Titus and the brother he sent as proof: they too took no advantage, walking in the same spirit and the same steps as Paul.
What Does 2 Corinthians 12:18 Mean?
Paul names a specific case. He sent Titus, accompanied by a brother, and asks whether Titus made a gain of them. The answer, the Corinthians knew, was no. Paul presses the point: did they not all walk in the same spirit and the same steps, marked by the same integrity?
Paul's ministry team shared one character, so consistent that examining any of them would clear the rest. This unity of conduct is itself a testimony. Where the same Spirit governs, the same honesty appears in all. Paul points to the shared integrity of faithful coworkers as living evidence that his ministry sought the people's good and not their goods.
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What does 2 Corinthians 12:18 mean?
Paul cites Titus and the brother he sent as proof: they too took no advantage, walking in the same spirit and the same steps as Paul.