Discovery Box2 Corinthians 8:6 
Context8:6 Thus 1 we urged 2 Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, 3 so also he should complete this act of kindness 4 for you.
2 Corinthians 8:18
Context8:18 And we are sending 5 along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. 6
1 tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.
2 tn Or “we exhorted.”
3 tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.
4 tn Grk “this grace.”
5 tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.
6 tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”
