And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Paul is saying that Titus’s mind and affection are concerned with them, because he has seen their progress, for the mind of a saint is concerned with everything that is good. Commentary on Paul’s Epistles.
This shows that Titus was grateful to his benefactors and also gives the Corinthians even greater honor in that they were able to make such a deep impression on him.
What follows is in commendation of him, as exceedingly consumed with love and attached to them. And he said not 'his love.' Then that he may not appear to be flattering, he everywhere mentions the causes of his affection; in order that he may, as I said, both escape the imputation of flattery and the more encourage them by making the praise redound unto them, and by showing that it was they who had infused into him the beginning and ground of this so great love. For having said, his inward affection is more abundant toward you; he added,
Whilst he remembers the obedience of you all. Now this both shows that Titus was grateful to his benefactors, seeing he had returned, having them all in his heart, and continually remembers them, and bears them on his lips and in his mind; and also is a greater distinction to the Corinthians, seeing that so vanquished they sent him away. Then he mentions their obedience also, magnifying their zeal: wherefore also he adds these words,
How with fea...
