King James Version

2 Corinthians 7

1HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192thereforeοὖνounG3767theseΤαύταςTautasG3778promisesτὰς ἐπαγγελίας,tas epangeliasG3588 G1860,dearly belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,let us cleanseκαθαρίσωμενkatharisōmenG2511ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438fromἀπὸapoG575allπαντὸςpantosG3956filthinessμολυσμοῦmolusmouG3436of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561andκαὶkaiG2532spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,perfectingἐπιτελοῦντεςepitelountesG2005holinessἁγιωσύνηνhagiōsunēnG42inἐνenG1722the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2ReceiveΧωρήσατεChōrēsateG5562usG1473;we have wrongedἠδικήσαμεν,ēdikēsamenG91no manοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we have corruptedἐφθείραμεν,ephtheiramenG5351no manοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we have defraudedἐπλεονεκτήσαμεν.epleonektēsamenG4122no manοὐδέναoudenaG3762.

3ταῖςtaisG3588I speakλέγω·legōG3004notοὐouG3756thistoπρὸςprosG4314condemnκατάκρισινkatakrisinG2633you:forγὰρgarG1063I have said beforeG4302,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye areἐστεesteG1510inἐνenG1722ourG1473heartsκαρδίαις τὸkardiais toG3588 G2588toεἰςeisG1519dieσυναποθανεῖνsunapothaneinG4880andκαὶkaiG2532live withσυζῆν.suzēnG4800you.

4GreatπολλήpollēG4183ismyG1473boldness of speechπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954towardπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶς,humasG4771,greatπολλήpollēG4183ismyG1473gloryingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν·humōnG4771:I am filledπεπλήρωμαιpeplērōmaiG4137with comfortτῇ παρακλήσει,tēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874,I am exceedingὑπερπερισσεύομαιhuperperisseuomaiG5248joyfulτῇ χαρᾷtēa charaG3588 G5479inἐπὶepiG1909allπάσῃpasēG3956ourG1473tribulationτῇ θλίψειtēa thlipseiG3588 G2347.

5ForγὰρgarG1063,whenκαὶkaiG2532we were comeἐλθόντωνelthontōnG2064intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109,ourG1473fleshἡ σὰρξhē sarxG3588 G4561hadἔσχηκενeschēkenG2192noοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762restἄνεσινanesinG425,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235weG1473were troubledθλιβόμενοι·thlibomenoiG2346onἐνenG1722every sideπαντὶpantiG3956;withoutἔξωθενexōthenG1855werefightingsμάχαι,machaiG3163,withinἔσωθενesōthenG2081werefearsφόβοι.phoboiG5401.

6ὁhoG3588Neverthelessἀλλ᾽all᾽G235Godτοὺς θεὸςtous theosG3588 G2316,that comfortethπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870thoseὁhoG3588that are cast downταπεινοὺςtapeinousG5011,comfortedπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870usG1473byἐνenG1722the comingτῇ παρουσίᾳtēa parousiaG3588 G3952of TitusΤίτου·TitouG5103;

7AndδὲdeG1161notοὐouG3756byἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846comingτῇ παρουσίᾳtēa parousiaG3588 G3952onlyG3440,butἀλλὰallaG235byκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722the consolationτῇ παρακλήσειtēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874wherewithᾗhēG3739he was comfortedπαρεκλήθηpareklēthēG3870inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youὑμῖνhuminG4771,when he toldἀναγγέλλωνanangellōnG312usG1473yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771earnest desireτὴν ἐπιπόθησιν,tēn epipothēsinG3588 G1972,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mourningτὸν ὀδυρμόν,ton odurmonG3588 G3602,yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fervent mindτὸν ζῆλονton zēlonG3588 G2205towardὑπὲρhuperG5228meG1473;so thatὥστεhōsteG5620IG1473rejoicedχαρῆναι.charēnaiG5463the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

8ForὅτιhotiG3754εἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532though I madeG3076youὑμᾶςhumasG4771sorrywithἐνenG1722a letterτῇ ἐπιστολῇ,tēa epistolēaG3588 G1992,I doG3338notοὐouG3756repentG3338,thoughεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532I did repentG3338:forγὰρgarG1063I perceiveβλέπωblepōG991thatὅτιhotiG3754the sameἐκείνηekeinēG1565epistleἡ ἐπιστολὴhē epistolēG3588 G1992hath madeG3076youὑμᾶς,humasG4771sorryG3076,thoughεἰeiG1487it werebutκαὶkaiG2532forπρὸςprosG4314a seasonὥρανhōranG5610.

9NowνῦνnunG3568I rejoiceχαίρω,chairōG5463,notοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754ye were made sorryἐλυπήθητε,elupēthēteG3076,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatὅτιhotiG3754ye sorrowedἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteG3076toεἰςeisG1519repentanceμετάνοιαν·metanoianG3341:forγὰρgarG1063ye were made sorryἐλυπήθητεelupēthēteG3076afterκατὰkataG2596a godly mannerθεόν,theonG2316,thatἵναinaG2443ye might receive damageζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteG2210byἐξexG1537usG1473inἐνenG1722nothingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367.

10ἡhēG3588ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063κατὰkataG2596godlyθεὸνtheonG2316sorrowλύπηlupēG3077workethG2716repentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341toεἰςeisG1519salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991not to be repented ofἀμεταμέλητονametamelētonG278:butδὲdeG1161the sorrowλύπηlupēG3077of the worldτοῦ κόσμουtou kosmouG3588 G2889workethG2716deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.

11ForγὰρgarG1063beholdG3708thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778selfsame thingαὐτὸautoG846,thatG3076yeG4771sorrowedG3076τὸtoG3588afterκατὰkataG2596a godly sortθεὸνtheonG2316,whatπόσηνposēnG4214carefulnessσπουδήν,spoudēnG4710it wroughtκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716in youG4771,yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, whatclearing of yourselvesἀπολογίαν,apologianG627,yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, whatindignationἀγανάκτησιν,aganaktēsinG24,yeaἀλλὰallaG235, whatfearφόβον,phobonG5401,yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, whatvehement desireἐπιπόθησιν,epipothēsinG1972,yeaἀλλὰallaG235, whatzealζῆλον,zēlonG2205,yeaἀλλ᾽all᾽G235, whatrevengeἐκδίκησιν;ekdikēsinG1557!InG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956thingsye have approvedσυνεστήσατεsunestēsateG4921yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to beG1510clearἁγνοὺςhagnousG53inG1722this matterτῷ πράγματι.tō pragmatiG3588 G4229.

12Whereforeἄρα εἰara eiG686 G1487,καὶkaiG2532thoughἕνεκενhenekenG1752I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125unto youὑμῖν,huminG4771, I did itnotοὐχouchG3756for his causeἕνεκενhenekenG1752that had done the wrongτοῦ ἀδικήσαντοςtou adikēsantosG3588 G91,norοὐδὲoudeG3761for his causeἕνεκενhenekenG1752that suffered wrongτοῦ ἀδικηθέντος,tou adikēthentosG3588 G91,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235that ourὑμῶνhumōnG4771careτοῦ σπουδὴνtou spoudēnG3588 G4710τὴνtēnG3588forὑπὲρhuperG5228youG1473in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of Godτὴν θεοῦ.tēn theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588might appearφανερωθῆναιphanerōthēnaiG5319untoπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

13ThereforeδιὰdiaG1223τοῦτοtoutoG3778we were comfortedπαρακεκλήμεθα.¶parakeklēmethaG3870inἘπὶEpiG1909yourG4771comfortτῇ παρακλήσειtēa paraklēseiG3588 G3874:yea, andδὲdeG1161exceedinglyG4057the moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123joyed weἐχάρημενecharēmenG5463forἐπὶepiG1909the joyτῇ χαρᾷtēa charaG3588 G5479of TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hisαὐτοῦautouG846spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151was refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373byἀπὸapoG575youG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

14ForὅτιhotiG3754ifεἴeiG1487I have boastedκεκαύχημαι,kekauchēmaiG2744any thingτιtiG5100to himαὐτῷautōG846ofὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶνhumōnG4771,I amG2617notοὐouG3756ashamedG2617;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613we spakeἐλαλήσαμενelalēsamenG2980all thingsπάνταpantaG3956to youὑμῖν,huminG4771inἐνenG1722truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,evenκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779ourG1473boastingἡ καύχησιςhē kauchēsisG3588 G2746,whichἡhēG3588I madebeforeἐπὶepiG1909TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103,is foundἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096a truthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225.

15τὰtaG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846inward affectionσπλάγχνα τὴνsplagchna tēnG3588 G4698isἐστινestinG1510more abundantG4057towardεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,whilst he rememberethἀναμιμνῃσκομένουanamimnēskomenouG363the obedienceὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956,howὡςhōsG5613withμετὰmetaG3326fearφόβουphobouG5401andκαὶkaiG2532tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156ye receivedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209himαὐτόν.autonG846.

16I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463thereforeG3767thatὅτιhotiG3754I have confidenceθαρρῶtharrōG2292inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771inἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956things.

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