2 Corinthians 7

1ThereforeG3767, belovedG27, since we haveG2192 theseG3778 promisesG1860, let us cleanseG2511 ourselvesG1438 fromG575 everything thatG3956 defilesG3436 bodyG4561 andG2532 spiritG4151, perfectingG2005 holinessG42 inG1722 the fearG5401 of GodG2316.

2Make room for us in your heartsG5562G1473. We have wrongedG91 no oneG3762, we have corruptedG5351 no oneG3762, we have exploitedG4122 no oneG3762. 3I do not say thisG3756G3004 toG4314 condemnG2633 you. I have said beforeG4302 thatG3754 you so occupyG1510G1722 ourG1473 heartsG2588 thatG1519 we liveG4800 andG2532 die togetherG4880 with you. 4GreatG4183 is myG1473 confidenceG3954 inG4314 youG4771; greatG4183 is myG1473 prideG2746 inG5228 youG4771; I am filledG4137 with encouragementG3874; inG1909 allG3956 ourG1473 troublesG2347 my joy overflowsG5248G3588G5479.

5ForG1063 when weG1473 arrivedG2064 inG1519 MacedoniaG3109, ourG1473 bodiesG4561 hadG2192 noG3762 restG425, butG235 we were pressedG2346 fromG1722 everyG3956 direction—conflictsG3163 on the outsideG1855, fearsG5401 withinG2081. 6ButG235 GodG2316, whoG3588 comfortsG3870 theG3588 downcastG5011, comfortedG3870 usG1473 byG1722 theG3588 arrivalG3952 of TitusG5103, 7andG1161 notG3756 onlyG3440 byG1722 hisG846 arrivalG3952, butG235 alsoG2532 byG1722 theG3588 comfortG3874 he had received fromG1909 youG4771. He told us aboutG312G1473 yourG4771 longingG1972, yourG4771 mourningG3602, and yourG4771 zealG2205 forG5228 meG1473, so thatG5620 IG1473 rejoicedG5463 all the moreG3123.

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EvenG2532 ifG1487 I caused you sorrowG3076G4771 byG1722 my letterG1992, I do not regretG3756G3338 it. AlthoughG2532G1487 I did regretG3338 it—for I seeG991G1063 thatG3754 my letterG1992 caused youG4771 sorrowG3076, but onlyG2532G1487 forG4314 a short timeG5610— 9yet nowG3568 I rejoiceG5463, notG3756 becauseG3754 you were made sorrowfulG3076, butG235 becauseG3754 your sorrowG3076 led you toG1519 repentanceG3341. ForG1063 you felt the sorrowG3076 that God had intendedG2596G2316, and soG2443 were not harmedG2210 inG1722 any way byG1537 usG1473. 10GodlyG2596G2316 sorrowG3077 bringsG2038 repentanceG3341 that leads toG1519 salvationG4991 without regretG278, butG1161 worldlyG2889 sorrowG3077 bringsG2716 deathG2288.

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ConsiderG2400 what thisG846G3778G3588 godlyG2596G2316 sorrowG3076 has producedG2716 in youG4771: whatG4214 earnestnessG4710, what eagerness to clear yourselvesG627, what indignationG24, what alarmG5401, what longingG1972, what zealG2205, what vindicationG1557! InG1722 every wayG3956 you have provedG4921 yourselvesG1438 to beG1510 innocentG53 in thisG3588 matterG4229. 12SoG686 evenG2532 thoughG1487 I wroteG1125 to youG4771, it was notG3756 on account ofG1752 theG3588 one who did wrongG91 or theG3588 one who was harmedG91, but ratherG235 thatG1752 yourG4771 earnestnessG4710 on our behalfG5228G1473 would be made clearG5319 toG4314 youG4771 in the sightG1799 of GodG2316. 13On account ofG1223 thisG3778, we are encouragedG3870.

In addition toG1909 ourG1473 ownG3588 encouragementG3874, we were even more delightedG5463G4057G3123 byG1909 theG3588 joyG5479 of TitusG5103. ForG3754 hisG846 spiritG4151 has been refreshedG373 byG575 allG3956 of youG4771. 14IndeedG3754, I was not embarrassedG3756G2617 by anythingG1487G5100 I had boastedG2744 to himG846 aboutG5228 youG4771. ButG235 just asG5613 everythingG3956 we saidG2980 to youG4771 was trueG1722G225, soG3779 ourG1473 boastingG2746 toG1909 TitusG5103 has proved to beG1096 trueG225 as wellG2532. 15AndG2532 hisG846 affectionG4698 forG1519 youG4771 isG1510 even greaterG4057 when he remembersG363 thatG5613 you wereG4771 allG3956 obedientG5218 as you welcomedG1209 himG846 withG3326 fearG5401 andG2532 tremblingG5156. 16I rejoiceG5463 thatG3754 I can have complete confidenceG1722G3956G2292 inG1722 youG4771.