New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 7:1-8

1Therefore, having these promises, 1beloved, 2let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 3Make room for us in your hearts; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we took advantage of no one. 3I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said 4before that you are 5in our hearts to die together and to live together. 4Great is my 6confidence 7in you; great is my 8boasting on your behalf. I am filled with 9comfort; I am overflowing with 10joy in all our affliction.

5For even when we came into 11Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were 12afflicted on every side: 13conflicts without, fears within. 6But 14God, who comforts the 15depressed, 16comforted us by the coming of 17Titus; 7and not only by his coming, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced even more. 8For though I 18caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it--for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while--

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Heb 6:9 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 7:1 1 Pet 1:15f ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 7:2 2 Cor 6:12f; 12:15 ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 7:3 2 Cor 6:11f ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 7:3 Phil 1:7 ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 7:4 2 Cor 3:12 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 7:4 Lit toward ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 7:4 2 Cor 7:14; 8:24; 9:2f; 10:8; Phil 1:26; 2 Thess 1:4 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 7:4 2 Cor 1:4 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 7:4 2 Cor 6:10 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 7:5 Rom 15:26; 2 Cor 2:13 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 7:5 2 Cor 4:8 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 7:5 Deut 32:25 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 7:6 2 Cor 1:3f ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 7:6 Or humble ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 7:6 2 Cor 7:13 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 7:6 2 Cor 2:13; 7:13f ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 7:8 2 Cor 2:2 ↩

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