Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 7

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,since we haveἔχοντεςechontesG2192theseΤαύταςTautasG3778τὰςtasG3588promisesἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,let us cleanseκαθαρίσωμενkatharisōmenG2511ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438fromἀπὸapoG575everything thatπαντὸςpantosG3956defilesμολυσμοῦmolusmouG3436bodyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andκαὶkaiG2532spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,perfectingἐπιτελοῦντεςepitelountesG2005holinessἁγιωσύνηνhagiōsunēnG42inἐνenG1722thefearφόβῳphobōG5401of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2Make room for us in your heartsΧωρήσατεChōrēsateG5562 G1473.We have wrongedἠδικήσαμεν,ēdikēsamenG91no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we have corruptedἐφθείραμεν,ephtheiramenG5351no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we have exploitedἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν.epleonektēsamenG4122no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762.

3I do not say thisοὐ λέγω·ou legōG3756 G3004toπρὸςprosG4314condemnκατάκρισινkatakrisinG2633youγὰρgarG1063.I have said beforeG4302thatὅτιhotiG3754you so occupyἐν ἐστεen esteG1510 G1722ourG1473ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588thatεἰςeisG1519τὸtoG3588we liveσυζῆν.suzēnG4800andκαὶkaiG2532die togetherσυναποθανεῖνsunapothaneinG4880with you.

4GreatπολλήpollēG4183ismyG1473confidenceπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954inπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771;greatπολλήpollēG4183ismyG1473prideκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746inὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν·humōnG4771;I am filledπεπλήρωμαιpeplērōmaiG4137τῇtēaG3588with encouragementπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874;inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473τῇtēaG3588troublesθλίψειthlipseiG2347my joy overflowsὑπερπερισσεύομαι χαρᾷ τῇhuperperisseuomai chara tēaG5248 G3588 G5479.

5ForγὰρgarG1063whenκαὶkaiG2532weG1473arrivedἐλθόντωνelthontōnG2064inεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,ourG1473ἡhēG3588bodiesσὰρξsarxG4561hadἔσχηκενeschēkenG2192noοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762restἄνεσινanesinG425,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235we were pressedθλιβόμενοι·thlibomenoiG2346fromἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956direction—conflictsμάχαι,machaiG3163on the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855,fearsφόβοι.phoboiG5401withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081.

6Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316,whoτοὺςtousG3588comfortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870theὁhoG3588downcastταπεινοὺςtapeinousG5011,comfortedπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870usG1473byἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588arrivalπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952of TitusΤίτου·TitouG5103,

7andδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756onlyG3440byἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῇtēaG3588arrivalπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532byἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874he had receivedᾗ παρεκλήθηhē pareklēthēG3739 G3870fromἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῖνhuminG4771.He told us aboutἀναγγέλλωνanangellōnG312 G1473yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὴνtēnG3588longingἐπιπόθησιν,epipothēsinG1972,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸνtonG3588mourningὀδυρμόν,odurmonG3602, andyourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τὸνtonG3588zealζῆλονzēlonG2205forὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1473,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620IG1473rejoicedχαρῆναι.charēnaiG5463all the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

8ὅτιhotiG3754EvenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487I caused you sorrowἐλύπησα ὑμᾶςelupēsa humasG3076 G4771byἐνenG1722myτῇtēaG3588letterἐπιστολῇ,epistolēaG1992,I do not regretοὐ μεταμέλομαι·ou metamelomaiG3756 G3338it.Althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG2532 G1487I did regretμετεμελόμην,metemelomēnG3338it—for I seeβλέπω γὰρblepō garG991 G1063thatὅτιhotiG3754myἡhēG3588letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992causedἐκείνηekeinēG1565youὑμᾶς,humasG4771sorrowἐλύπησενelupēsenG3076,but onlyεἰ καὶei kaiG2532 G1487forπρὸςprosG4314a short timeὥρανhōranG5610—

9yetnowνῦνnunG3568I rejoiceχαίρω,chairōG5463,notοὐχouchG3756becauseὅτιhotiG3754you were made sorrowfulἐλυπήθητε,elupēthēteG3076,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754your sorrowἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteG3076led you toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιαν·metanoianG3341.ForγὰρgarG1063you felt the sorrowἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteG3076that God had intendedκατὰ θεόν,kata theonG2596 G2316,and soἵναinaG2443were not harmedζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteG2210inἐνenG1722any wayμηδενὶmēdeniG3367byἐξexG1537usG1473.

10γὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588Godlyκατὰ θεὸνkata theonG2596 G2316sorrowλύπηlupēG3077bringsἐργάζεται,ergazetaiG2038repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341that leads toεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991without regretἀμεταμέλητονametamelētonG278,butδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588worldlyκόσμουkosmouG2889τοῦtouG3588sorrowλύπηlupēG3077bringsκατεργάζεται.katergazetaiG2716deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.

11γὰρgarG1063ConsiderἰδοὺidouG2400whatthisαὐτὸ τοῦτο τὸauto touto toG846 G3778 G3588godlyκατὰ θεὸνkata theonG2596 G2316sorrowλυπηθῆναιlupēthēnaiG3076has producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716in youὑμῖνhuminG4771:whatπόσηνposēnG4214earnestnessσπουδήν,spoudēnG4710, whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235eagerness to clear yourselvesἀπολογίαν,apologianG627, whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235indignationἀγανάκτησιν,aganaktēsinG24, whatἀλλὰallaG235alarmφόβον,phobonG5401, whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235longingἐπιπόθησιν,epipothēsinG1972, whatἀλλὰallaG235zealζῆλον,zēlonG2205, whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235vindicationἐκδίκησιν;ekdikēsinG1557!InἐνenG1722every wayπαντὶpantiG3956you have provedσυνεστήσατεsunestēsateG4921yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510innocentἁγνοὺςhagnousG53in thisτῷtōG3588matterπράγματι.pragmatiG4229.

12SoἄραaraG686evenκαὶkaiG2532thoughεἰeiG1487I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to youὑμῖν,huminG4771, it wasnotοὐχouchG3756on account ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752theτοῦtouG3588one whodid wrongἀδικήσαντοςadikēsantosG91orοὐδὲoudeG3761ἕνεκενhenekenG1752theτοῦtouG3588one whowas harmedἀδικηθέντος,adikēthentosG91,but ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἕνεκενhenekenG1752yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588earnestnessσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710τὴνtēnG3588on our behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228 G1473τὴνtēnG3588would be made clearφανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaiG5319toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13On account ofδιὰdiaG1223thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778,we are encouragedπαρακεκλήμεθα.¶parakeklēmethaG3870δὲdeG1161.In addition toἘπὶEpiG1909ourG1473ownτῇtēaG3588encouragementπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874,we were even more delightedμᾶλλον ἐχάρημενmallon echarēmenG5463 G4057 G3123byἐπὶepiG1909theτῇtēaG3588joyχαρᾷcharaG5479of TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103.ForὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has been refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373byἀπὸapoG575allπάντωνpantōnG3956of youὑμῶν,humōnG4771.

14IndeedὅτιhotiG3754,I was not embarrassedοὐ κατῃσχύνθην,ou katēschunthēnG3756 G2617by anythingεἴ τιei tiG1487 G5100I had boastedκεκαύχημαι,kekauchēmaiG2744to himαὐτῷautōG846aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235just asὡςhōsG5613everythingπάνταpantaG3956we saidἐλαλήσαμενelalēsamenG2980to youὑμῖν,huminG4771wastrueἐν ἀληθείᾳen alētheiaG1722 G225,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ourG1473ἡhēG3588boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746ἡhēG3588toἐπὶepiG1909TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103has proved to beἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096trueἀλήθειαalētheiaG225as wellκαὶkaiG2532.

15AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588affectionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698forεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771isἐστινestinG1510even greaterG4057when he remembersἀναμιμνῃσκομένουanamimnēskomenouG363τὴνtēnG3588thatὡςhōsG5613you wereὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956obedientὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218asyou welcomedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209himαὐτόν.autonG846withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156.

16I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463thatὅτιhotiG3754I can have complete confidenceἐν παντὶ θαρρῶen panti tharrōG1722 G3956 G2292inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

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