7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.



Ver. 7. Your earnest desire] Of seeing me, or rather of satisfying me.



Your fervent mind] Gr. your zeal, both against the incestuous person and the false apostles, St Paul’s adversaries.