2 Corinthians 8:18; The Brother

2 Corinthians 8:18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;

There was an unnamed brother in Christ who went with Titus to the church in Corinth. He was a man of God, well-known, throughout all the churches. He was tasked by the Apostle Paul to accompany Titus so that the collection can be safely delivered to the saints in Jerusalem. This man will be entrusted with the task together with a third unnamed person in the team to bring the collection from the Corinthian church.

The Apostle Paul’s purpose for organizing this collection was to honour the Lord. [MacDonald]

As our Lord said in Matthew 25:40 … Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Matthew 10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Such was the exhortation in Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Amen.