<p>7:15 <i>And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him</i>- Again, as noted on :13, we have to recall that 8:23 and 12:18 imply that they accused Titus of being Paul's puppet and part of a crafty scheme to get money out of them. If indeed they received Titus with &quot;fear and trembling&quot; then this was of little lasting consequence. And their &quot;obedience&quot; was hardly very significant, because in 10:6 Paul speaks of their &quot;obedience&quot; (s.w.) as not having been yet achieved. Again we are left with the impression that Paul is interpreting their behaviour in the most positive possible way, to the point of being unrealistic.</p>