“Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun, so he would also finish in you the same grace also.”
So we urged Titus, since he had begun this work, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your behalf — Paul sends *Titus* as his trusted delegate, linking the collection to apostolic authority and personal relationship. The work itself is *charis*, grace manifesting through concrete action. Titus embodies the connection between Paul's authority and the Corinthians' generosity.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 8:6
“Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also. ” And what connection is there here? Much; and closely bearing on what went before. 'For because we saw them vehement,' he says, 'and fervent in all things, in temptations, in almsgiving, in their love toward us, in the purity otherwise of their life: in order that you too might be made their equals, we sent Titus.' Howbeit he did not say this, though he…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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