2 Corinthians 7
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Paul Reveals His Heart
7 Therefore, since we have these [great and wonderful] promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, completing holiness [living a consecrated life—a life set apart for God’s purpose] in the fear of God.
2 Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have cheated no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I have said before that you are [nested] in our hearts [and you will remain there] to die together and to live together [with us]. 4 Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride and boasting on your behalf. I am filled [to the brim] with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in spite of all our trouble.
5 For even when we arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest, but we were oppressed at every turn—conflicts and disputes without, fears and dread within. 6 But God, who comforts and encourages the depressed and the disquieted, comforted us by the arrival of Titus. 7 And not only by his arrival, but also by [his account of] the encouragement which he received in regard to you. He told us about your longing [for us], your mourning [over sin], and how eagerly you took my part and supported me, so that I rejoiced even more. 8 For even though I did grieve you with my [a]letter, I do not regret it [now]; though I did regret it —for I see that the letter hurt you, though only for a little while— 9 yet I am glad now, not because you were hurt and made sorry, but because your sorrow led to repentance [and you turned back to God]; for you felt a grief such as God meant you to feel, so that you might not suffer loss in anything on our account. 10 For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death. 11 For [you can look back and] see what an earnestness and authentic concern this godly sorrow has produced in you: what vindication of yourselves [against charges that you tolerate sin], what indignation [at sin], what fear [of offending God], what longing [for righteousness and justice], what passion [to do what is right], what readiness to punish [those who sin and those who tolerate sin]! At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in the matter. 12 So even though I wrote to you [as I did], it was not for the sake of the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but in order to make evident to you before God how earnestly you do care for us [and your willingness to accept our authority]. 13 It is for this reason that we are comforted and encouraged.
And in addition to our comfort, we were especially delighted at the joy of Titus, because you have refreshed his spirit. 14 For if I have boasted to him at all concerning you, I was not disappointed. But just as everything we ever said to you was true, so our boasting [about you] to Titus has proved true also. 15 His affection is greater than ever as he remembers the obedience [to his guidance] that all of you exhibited, and how you received him with the greatest respect. 16 I rejoice that in everything I have [perfect] confidence in you.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 7:8 See note 2:3.
2 Corinthians 7
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament
7 Since echō then oun we have echō these houtos · ho promises epangelia, dear friends agapētos, let us cleanse katharizō ourselves heautou from apo every pas defilement molysmos of flesh sarx and kai spirit pneuma, perfecting epiteleō holiness hagiōsynē in en the fear phobos of God theos.
2 Make room chōreō for us hēmeis in your hearts; we have wronged adikeō no one oudeis, we have corrupted phtheirō no one oudeis, we have taken advantage of pleonekteō no one oudeis. 3 I do legō not ou say legō this to pros condemn katakrisis you, for gar I have said previously that hoti you are eimi in en · ho our hēmeis hearts kardia; thus eis we live syzaō and kai die synapothnēskō together . 4 I egō have great polys confidence parrēsia in pros you hymeis; I egō take great polys pride kauchēsis in hyper you hymeis. I am filled plēroō with ho encouragement paraklēsis; I am overflowing hyperperisseuō with ho joy chara in epi all pas · ho our hēmeis distress thlipsis.
5 For gar even kai when we hēmeis came erchomai to eis Macedonia Makedonia, our hēmeis bodies sarx had echō no oudeis rest anesis, · ho but alla on en all pas sides we were distressed thlibō— from the outside exōthen came conflicts machē, from within esōthen there were fears phobos. 6 But alla God theos, who ho encourages parakaleō the ho downcast tapeinos, encouraged parakaleō us hēmeis · ho with en the ho arrival parousia of Titus Titos. 7 And de not ou only monon by en · ho his autos arrival parousia but alla also kai by en the ho encouragement paraklēsis with which hos he was encouraged parakaleō by epi you hymeis, as he reported anangellō to us hēmeis · ho your hymeis strong affection epipothēsis, · ho your hymeis deep sorrow odyrmos, · ho your hymeis ardent concern zēlos for hyper me egō, so that hōste I egō rejoiced chairō more mallon than ever . 8 For hoti even kai if ei I made you hymeis sad lypeō by en my ho letter epistolē, I do not ou regret metamelomai it. Even kai if ei I did regret metamelomai it— for gar I see blepō that hoti · ho that ekeinos letter epistolē did make lypeō you hymeis sad lypeō, though ei only kai for pros a short time hōra— 9 now nyn I rejoice chairō, not ou because hoti you were made sad lypeō, but alla because hoti your sadness lypeō led to eis repentance metanoia; for gar you were made sad lypeō as kata God theos intended, so that hina in en nothing mēdeis you suffered loss by ek us hēmeis. 10 · ho For gar sadness lypē as intended kata by God theos produces ergazomai a repentance metanoia that leads to eis salvation sōtēria, leaving no regret ametamelētos; · ho but de · ho worldly kosmos sadness lypē produces katergazomai death thanatos. 11 For gar see idou what posos eagerness spoudē this houtos very autos thing — this ho sadness lypeō as kata God theos intended— has produced katergazomai in you hymeis; what alla defense apologia of yourselves, what alla indignation aganaktēsis, what alla alarm phobos, what alla longing epipothēsis, what alla deep concern zēlos, what alla punishment ekdikēsis! In en everything pas you have proved synistēmi yourselves heautou to be eimi innocent hagnos in this ho matter pragma. 12 So then ara, even kai though ei I wrote graphō to you hymeis, it was not ou on account of the ho offender adikeō, nor oude on account of the ho one offended adikeō, but alla that your hymeis earnestness spoudē toward hyper us hēmeis might be revealed phaneroō · ho · ho to pros you hymeis in the sight enōpion of ho God theos. 13 Because of dia this houtos we are encouraged parakaleō. And de in addition epi to ho our own hēmeis encouragement paraklēsis, we rejoiced chairō more mallon than ever perissoterōs at epi the ho joy chara of Titus Titos, because hoti his autos spirit pneuma has been refreshed anapauō · ho by apo all pas of you hymeis. 14 For hoti if ei I have boasted kauchaomai to him autos about kauchaomai anything tis regarding hyper you hymeis, I have not ou been embarrassed kataischunō, but alla just as hōs everything pas we said laleō to you hymeis was true en alētheia, so houtōs also kai · ho our hēmeis boast kauchēsis · ho to epi Titus Titos about you has proved ginomai true alētheia. 15 And kai · ho his autos affection splanchnon for eis you hymeis is eimi even greater perissoterōs when he recalls anamimnēskō the ho obedience hypakoē of you hymeis all pas, how hōs with meta fear phobos and kai trembling tromos you welcomed dechomai him autos. 16 I rejoice chairō because hoti in en everything pas I have complete confidence tharreō in en you hymeis.
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