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In possesso dunque di queste promesse, carissimi, purifichiamoci da ogni macchia della carne e dello spirito, portando a compimento la nostra santificazione, nel timore di Dio.

Fateci posto nei vostri cuori! A nessuno abbiamo fatto ingiustizia, nessuno abbiamo danneggiato, nessuno abbiamo sfruttato. Non dico questo per condannare qualcuno; infatti vi ho gia detto sopra che siete nel nostro cuore, per morire insieme e insieme vivere. Sono molto franco con voi e ho molto da vantarmi di voi. Sono pieno di consolazione, pervaso di gioia in ogni nostra tribolazione.

Paolo in Macedonia, dove Tito lo ha raggiunto

Infatti, da quando siamo giunti in Macedonia, la nostra carne non ha avuto sollievo alcuno, ma da ogni parte siamo tribolati: battaglie all'esterno, timori al di dentro.

Ma Dio che consola gli afflitti ci ha consolati con la venuta di Tito, e non solo con la sua venuta, ma con la consolazione che ha ricevuto da voi. Egli ci ha annunziato infatti il vostro desiderio, il vostro dolore, il vostro affetto per me; cosicché la mia gioia si è ancora accresciuta.

Se anche vi ho rattristati con la mia lettera, non me ne dispiace. E se me ne è dispiaciuto - vedo infatti che quella lettera, anche se per breve tempo soltanto, vi ha rattristati - ora ne godo; non per la vostra tristezza, ma perché questa tristezza vi ha portato a pentirvi. Infatti vi siete rattristati secondo Dio e così non avete ricevuto alcun danno da parte nostra; 10 perché la tristezza secondo Dio produce un pentimento irrevocabile che porta alla salvezza, mentre la tristezza del mondo produce la morte. 11 Ecco, infatti, quanta sollecitudine ha prodotto in voi proprio questo rattristarvi secondo Dio; anzi quante scuse, quanta indignazione, quale timore, quale desiderio, quale affetto, quale punizione! Vi siete dimostrati innocenti sotto ogni riguardo in questa faccenda. 12 Così se anche vi ho scritto, non fu tanto a motivo dell'offensore o a motivo dell'offeso, ma perché apparisse chiara la vostra sollecitudine per noi davanti a Dio. 13 Ecco quello che ci ha consolati.

A questa nostra consolazione si è aggiunta una gioia ben più grande per la letizia di Tito, poiché il suo spirito è stato rinfrancato da tutti voi. 14 Cosicché se in qualche cosa mi ero vantato di voi con lui, non ho dovuto vergognarmene, ma come abbiamo detto a voi ogni cosa secondo verità, così anche il nostro vanto con Tito si è dimostrato vero. 15 E il suo affetto per voi è cresciuto, ricordando come tutti gli avete obbedito e come lo avete accolto con timore e trepidazione. 16 Mi rallegro perché posso contare totalmente su di voi.

Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

Paul’s Joy Over the Church’s Repentance

Make room for us in your hearts.(D) We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts(E) that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(F) I am greatly encouraged;(G) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(H)

For when we came into Macedonia,(I) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(J)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(K) But God, who comforts the downcast,(L) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(M) and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter,(N) I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation(O) and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern,(P) what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. 12 So even though I wrote to you,(Q) it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong(R) nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are. 13 By all this we are encouraged.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus(S) was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you. 14 I had boasted to him about you,(T) and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus(U) has proved to be true as well. 15 And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient,(V) receiving him with fear and trembling.(W) 16 I am glad I can have complete confidence in you.(X)

Kära vänner, det är dessa löften vi har. Låt oss därför rena oss från allt som förorenar kropp eller ande och i gudsfruktan fullfölja vår helgelse.

Paulus gläder sig över församlingens ånger

Ge oss plats i era hjärtan. Vi har inte handlat orätt mot någon. Vi har inte lurat någon eller utnyttjat någon. Men detta säger jag inte för att döma er. Nej, jag har ju redan sagt att ni är i våra hjärtan, för att vi ska både dö och leva tillsammans. Jag har stort förtroende för er och är mycket stolt över er. Jag har fått mycket uppmuntran och överflödande glädje mitt i alla våra svårigheter.

När vi kom fram till Makedonien, fick vi ingen som helst ro. Runt omkring oss var det stridigheter; konflikter utanför och fruktan innanför. Men Gud, som tröstar de nedtryckta, tröstade oss genom att Titus kom, och inte bara genom att han kom, utan också genom den tröst han själv hade fått hos er, och att han kunde berätta om er längtan, er förtvivlan och er omsorg om mig. Det gladde mig ännu mer.

Nu ångrar jag inte längre mitt förra brev till er som gjorde er bedrövade. Först ångrade jag det ett tag, eftersom jag inser att jag gjorde er bedrövade, även om det var övergående. Nu är jag i stället glad, inte för att ni blev bedrövade, utan därför att det fick er att vända om. Er bedrövelse var ju vad Gud önskade, och därför skadade vi ingen. 10 Den bedrövelse Gud låter någon känna leder till omvändelse, och den behöver ingen ångra. Men världslig bedrövelse driver mot döden. 11 Tänk på allt vad denna bedrövelse som Gud lät er känna, ledde till bland er: innerlig hängivenhet, ursäkter, upprördhet, oro, längtan, iver, bestraffning! Ni gjorde allt för att visa att ni är oskyldiga i det här fallet. 12 Men jag skrev inte brevet bara med tanke på den som hade felat, eller på den som fick lida för det, utan också för att ni själva med Guds hjälp skulle inse hur helhjärtat ni egentligen stöder oss. 13 Detta har verkligen tröstat oss.

Förutom denna tröst blev vi väldigt glada för Titus skull. Han var så lycklig och lättad efter att ha träffat er. 14 Jag hade redan innan talat om för Titus hur stolt jag är över er, och jag behövde verkligen inte skämmas över er. Allt jag hade sagt till Titus om er visade sig vara sant, precis som allt annat är sant som jag har sagt till er. 15 Han gillar er nu mer än någonsin, eftersom han minns med vilken respekt och vördnad ni alla lyssnade till honom och var villiga att följa alla hans råd. 16 Ja, jag är verkligen glad att jag så fullständigt kan lita på er.

Since we have these promises, beloved, (A)let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body[a] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.

Paul's Joy

(B)Make room in your hearts[b] for us. (C)We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that (D)you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. I am acting with (E)great boldness toward you; (F)I have great pride in you; (G)I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy.

For even (H)when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—(I)fighting without and fear within. But (J)God, who comforts the downcast, (K)comforted us by the coming of Titus, and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more. For (L)even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though (M)I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while. As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but (N)because you were grieved into repenting. For you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.

10 For (O)godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas (P)worldly grief produces death. 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, (Q)what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one (R)who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. 13 Therefore (S)we are comforted.

And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit (T)has been refreshed by you all. 14 For (U)whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you (V)was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. 15 And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers (W)the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. 16 I rejoice, because I have complete (X)confidence in you.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Greek flesh
  2. 2 Corinthians 7:2 Greek lacks in your hearts