What Does 2 Corinthians 7:7 Mean in the King James?
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.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
Comfort deepens beyond someone’s arrival when longing, grief, and zeal show that the bond is alive.
THE MEANING
When another person’s longing, grief, and zeal toward you become visible, comfort reaches deeper than their presence alone. That evidence of care turns relief into fuller joy.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The belief that comfort depends only on someone’s physical presence gives way: care can reach you through another person’s response, too.
THE ROOT
παράκλησις
paraklēsis
GROWS FROM
παρακαλέω
parakaleō
To comfort or console; also to urge or appeal.
“consolation / comforted” in this verse is paraklēsis. The Greek repeats one word family in “consolation” and “comforted,” where English uses different forms. Comfort here is something received through others, and the next phrases show what carries it: their longing, grief, and zeal.
ALSO GROWS
paraklēsis: Consolation, comfort, or appeal.
παράκλησις
This is the noun for the consolation Paul receives through the community.
parakaleō: Comfort, console, urge, or appeal.
παρακαλέω
This verb names the comforting action expressed by “comforted” in the verse.
ἐπιπόθησιν
epipothēsin
GROWS FROM
ποθέω
potheō
To long for or yearn.
“Earnest desire” carries the sense of yearning directed toward someone. The report does not describe a passing thought; it makes their longing toward Paul part of the comfort he receives.
ALSO GROWS
epipotheō: To long for or earnestly desire.
ἐπιποθέω
This verb names the longing expressed as “earnest desire.”
epipothēsis: Longing or earnest desire.
ἐπιπόθησις
This noun shows that their yearning is itself a source of comfort.
ζῆλον
zēlon
GROWS FROM
ζέω
zeō
To boil or be hot.
The Greek word is zeal or ardor, from a word family associated with heat. “Fervent mind” therefore carries more than a thought: it conveys intense feeling directed toward Paul.
ALSO GROWS
zēlos: Zeal, ardor, or eager concern.
ζῆλος
This noun names the fervor they show toward Paul.
zēloō: To be zealous or to desire earnestly.
ζηλόω
This related verb makes clear that zeal is an active intensity, not a passive thought.
THE PATTERN
Comfort moves through relationship: presence and the evidence of another’s care can turn distress toward joy.
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all our affliction and distress by your faith:THE THREAD
Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.The same Greek word family names both the comfort received here and the comfort described in this verse. It shows comfort moving through relationship: what reaches one person can also be carried to another.
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