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2 Corinthians 7

1HavingthereforeοὖνounG3767thesepromisesG1860,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,letuscleanseκαθαρίσωμενkatharisōmenG2511ourselvesfromalldefilementoffleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andspiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,perfectingholinessἁγιωσύνηνhagiōsunēnG42inthefearφόβῳphobōG5401ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2Open your heartstous:wewrongedἠδικήσαμεν,ēdikēsamenG91noman,wecorruptedἐφθείραμεν,ephtheiramenG5351noman,wetookadvantageofnoman.

3IsayG3004itnottocondemnyou:forIhavesaidG3004before,thatyeareG1510inourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588todieσυναποθανεῖνsunapothaneinG4880togetherandliveσυζῆν.suzēnG4800together.

4GreatπολλήpollēG4183ismyboldnessπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954ofspeechtowardyou,greatπολλήpollēG4183ismygloryingonyourbehalfὑπὲρhuperG5228:IamfilledπεπλήρωμαιpeplērōmaiG4137withcomfortG3874,IoverflowwithjoyχαρᾷcharaG5479inallourafflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347.

5ForevenG2532whenwewerecomeG2064intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109ourfleshσὰρξsarxG4561hadnorelief,butwewereafflictedoneveryside;withoutwerefightings,withinwerefearsG5401.

6Neverthelesshethatcomforteththelowly, evenGodθεὸςtheosG2316,comfortedG3870usbythecomingofTitusΤίτου·TitouG5103;

7andnotbyhiscomingonlyG3440,butalsoκαὶkaiG2532bythecomfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874wherewithhewascomfortedπαρεκλήθηpareklēthēG3870inyou,whilehetoldusyourlonging,yourmourningὀδυρμόν,odurmonG3602,yourzealζῆλονzēlonG2205forme;sothatIrejoicedχαρῆναι.charēnaiG5463yetmoreμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

8ForthoughImadeyousorrywithmyepistle,Idonotregretit:thoughIdidregretit(forIseeβλέπωblepōG991thatthatepistlemadeyousorry,thoughbutforaseason),

9InowνῦνnunG3568rejoiceχαίρω,chairōG5463,notthatyeweremadesorry,butthatyeweremadesorry untorepentanceμετάνοιαν·metanoianG3341;foryeweremadesorryafteragodlysort,thatyemightsufferζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteG2210lossG2210byusinnothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

10ForgodlysorrowG3077workethrepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341untosalvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991,arepentanceG3341whichbringeth noregret:butthesorrowG3077oftheworldκόσμουkosmouG2889workethdeathθάνατονthanatonG2288.

11ForbeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,thisselfsamethingG3778,thatyewereG1510madesorryafteragodlysort,whatearnest careitwroughtinyou, yeawhatclearingofyourselves, yeawhatindignation, yeawhatfearφόβον,phobonG5401, yeawhatlonging, yeawhatzealζῆλον,zēlonG2205, yeawhatavenging!IneverythingπαντὶpantiG3956ye approvedyourselvestobeG1510pureG53inthematterπράγματι.pragmatiG4229.

12SoalthoughIwroteG1125untoyou,IwroteG1125notforhiscausethatdidthewrongἀδικήσαντοςadikēsantosG91,norforhiscausethatsufferedthewrongἀδικηθέντος,adikēthentosG91,butthatyourearnest careforusmightbemadeG5319manifestG5319untoyouinthesightofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Thereforewehavebeencomfortedπαρακεκλήμεθα.¶parakeklēmethaG3870:andinourcomfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874wejoyedthemoreG3123exceedinglyforthejoyχαρᾷcharaG5479ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103,becausehisspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151hath beenrefreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373byyouall.

14ForifinanythingτιtiG5100IhavegloriedtohimonyourbehalfG5228,Iwasnotputtoshameκατῃσχύνθην,katēschunthēnG2617;butaswespakeallthingsπάνταpantaG3956toyouintruthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,soourgloryingalsoκαὶkaiG2532whichImadebeforeTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103wasfoundtobetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225.

15AndhisaffectionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698isG1510moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056abundantlytowardyou,whileheremembereththeobedienceὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218ofyouall,howὡςhōsG5613withfearφόβουphobouG5401andtremblingyereceivedG1209him.

16IrejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463thatineverythingπαντὶpantiG3956Iamofgoodcourageconcerningyou.

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