2 Corinthians 8:16-22 - I thank God, who put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. For Titus not only welcomed our appeal, but he is coming to you with much enthusiasm and on his own initiative. And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. What is more, he was chosen by the churches to accompany us as we carry the offering, which we administer in order to honor the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help. We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this liberal gift. For we are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also in the eyes of men.
In addition, we are sending with them our brother who has often proved to us in many ways that he is zealous, and now even more so because of his great confidence in you.
I wonder why Paul doesn't hesitate to mention Titus by name but seems to go out of his way not to mention two other brothers. Was it for their protection? Was it to keep the Corinthians in suspense as part of a surprise? Paul sometimes used a secretary to do his letter-writing for him. Did he not want that man to know the identity of the two brothers? Was someone else listening, as he dictated to the scribe, who wasn't supposed to know who was being sent to Corinth? Was it one or both of those brothers?
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