2 Corintios 7
Dios Habla Hoy
7 Así pues, queridos hermanos, éstas son las promesas que tenemos. Por eso debemos mantenernos limpios de todo lo que pueda mancharnos, tanto en el cuerpo como en el espíritu; y en el temor de Dios procuremos alcanzar una completa santidad.
Alegría de Pablo por la actitud de los corintios
2 ¡Dennos cabida en su corazón! Con nadie hemos sido injustos; a nadie hemos hecho daño; a nadie hemos explotado. 3 No les digo esto para criticarlos, pues, como ya les dije antes, ustedes están en mi corazón, para vivir juntos y morir juntos. 4 Tengo mucha franqueza para hablarles y estoy muy orgulloso de ustedes. En medio de todo lo que sufrimos, me siento muy animado y lleno de gozo.
5 Desde que llegamos a Macedonia, no hemos tenido ningún descanso, sino que en todas partes hemos encontrado dificultades: luchas a nuestro alrededor y temores en nuestro interior. 6 Pero Dios, que anima a los desanimados, nos animó con la llegada de Tito; 7 y no solamente con su llegada, sino también por el hecho de que él se sentía muy animado a causa de ustedes. Él nos habló de lo mucho que ustedes desean vernos, y nos contó de la tristeza que sienten y de su preocupación por mí; y con todo esto me alegré más todavía.
8 Aunque la carta que les escribí los entristeció, no lo lamento ahora. Y si antes lo lamenté viendo que esa carta los había entristecido por un poco de tiempo, 9 ahora me alegro; no por la tristeza que les causó, sino porque esa tristeza los hizo volverse a Dios. Fue una tristeza según la voluntad de Dios, así que nosotros no les causamos ningún daño; 10 pues la tristeza según la voluntad de Dios conduce a una conversión que da por resultado la salvación, y no hay nada que lamentar. Pero la tristeza del mundo produce la muerte. 11 Su tristeza, que fue según la voluntad de Dios, ¡miren qué resultados ha dado! Los hizo tomar en serio el asunto y defenderme; los hizo enojar, y también sentir miedo. Después tuvieron deseos de verme, sintieron celos por mí y castigaron al culpable. Con todo lo cual han demostrado ustedes que no tuvieron nada que ver en este asunto. 12 Así pues, cuando les escribí aquella carta, no lo hice pensando en el ofensor ni en la persona ofendida, sino más bien para que se viera delante de Dios la preocupación que ustedes tienen por nosotros. 13 Esto ha sido para nosotros un consuelo.
Pero mucho más que este consuelo que hemos recibido, nos ha alegrado el ver que Tito está muy contento; pues todos ustedes le han dado nuevos ánimos. 14 Yo ya le había dicho a Tito que me sentía orgulloso de ustedes, y no he quedado mal. Al contrario, así como es verdad todo lo que les hemos dicho a ustedes, también resultó cierto lo que le habíamos dicho a Tito: que estamos orgullosos de ustedes. 15 Y él les tiene aún más cariño cuando recuerda que todos ustedes lo obedecieron y lo recibieron con tan profundo respeto. 16 ¡Me alegro de poder confiar plenamente en ustedes!
2 Corinthians 7
New King James Version
The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The Corinthians’ Repentance
2 Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, (B)we have cheated no one. 3 I do not say this to condemn; for (C)I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. 4 (D)Great is my boldness of speech toward you, (E)great is my boasting on your behalf. (F)I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
5 For indeed, (G)when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but (H)we were troubled on every side. (I)Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. 6 Nevertheless (J)God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by (K)the coming of Titus, 7 and not only by his coming, but also by the [a]consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8 For even if I made you (L)sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; (M)though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. 9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For (N)godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; (O)but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what (P)clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be (Q)clear in this matter. 12 Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, (R)but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
The Joy of Titus
13 Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit (S)has been refreshed by you all. 14 For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true. 15 And his affections are greater for you as he remembers (T)the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. 16 Therefore I rejoice that (U)I have confidence in you in everything.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 7:7 comfort
2 Corinthians 7
King James Version
7 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
3 I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
4 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.
5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
7 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.
8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
2 Corinthians 7
Common English Bible
7 1 My dear friends, since we have these promises, let’s cleanse ourselves from anything that contaminates our body or spirit so that we make our holiness complete in the fear of God.
2 Make room in your hearts for us. We didn’t do anything wrong to anyone. We didn’t ruin anyone. We didn’t take advantage of anyone. 3 I’m not saying this to make you feel guilty. I’ve already said that you are in our hearts so that we die and live together with you. 4 I have every confidence in you. I’m terribly proud of you. I’m filled with encouragement. I’m overwhelmed with happiness while in the middle of our problems.
Titus’ good report
5 Even after we arrived in Macedonia, we couldn’t rest physically. We were surrounded by problems. There was external conflict, and there were internal fears. 6 However, God comforts people who are discouraged, and he comforted us by Titus’ arrival. 7 We weren’t comforted only by his arrival but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your desire to see me, how you were sorry, and about your concern for me, so that I was even happier.
8 Even though my letter hurt you, I don’t regret it. Well—I did regret it just a bit because I see that that letter made you sad, though only for a short time. 9 Now I’m glad—not because you were sad but because you were made sad enough to change your hearts and lives. You felt godly sadness so that no one was harmed by us in any way. 10 Godly sadness produces a changed heart and life that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but sorrow under the influence of the world produces death. 11 Look at what this very experience of godly sadness has produced in you: such enthusiasm, what a desire to clear yourselves of blame, such indignation, what fear, what purpose, such concern, what justice! In everything you have shown yourselves to be innocent in the matter.
12 So although I wrote to you, it wasn’t for the sake of the one who did wrong, or for the sake of the one who was wronged, but to show you your own enthusiasm for us in the sight of God. 13 Because of this we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we were even more pleased at how happy Titus was. His mind has been put at rest by all of you. 14 If I’ve bragged about you to him in any way, I haven’t been embarrassed. Instead, our bragging to Titus has also been proven to be true, just like everything we said to you was true. 15 His devotion to you is growing even more as he remembers how all of you were obedient when you welcomed him with fear and trembling. 16 I’m happy, because I can completely depend on you.
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