Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

Boldness of speech - arising from love. But Olshausen, 'bold joyful hope' [ parreesia (G3954)] (cf. 2 Corinthians 6:11).

Glorying of you. Not only do I speak with unreserved openness to you, but I glory (boast) greatly to others in your behalf, in speaking of you.

Filled with comfort - at the report of Titus (2 Corinthians 7:6; 2 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Corinthians 7:13; 2 Corinthians 1:4).

Exceeding joyful - Greek, I overabound with joy.

Our tribulation - described in 2 Corinthians 7:5; also in 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Corinthians 6:4.

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