New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 7

Paul Reveals His Heart

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767,havingἔχοντεςechontesG2192theseΤαύταςTautasG3778promisesἐπαγγελίας,epangeliasG1860,belovedἀγαπητοί,agapētoiG27,let’s cleanseκαθαρίσωμενkatharisōmenG2511ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438from allπαντὸςpantosG3956defilementμολυσμοῦmolusmouG3436of fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561and spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,perfectingἐπιτελοῦντεςepitelountesG2005holinessἁγιωσύνηνhagiōsunēnG42in the fearφόβῳphobōG5401of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

2MakeG5562roomG5562for us in your hearts;we have wrongedἠδικήσαμεν,ēdikēsamenG91noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we corruptedἐφθείραμεν,ephtheiramenG5351noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762,we have takenG4122advantageG4122of noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762.

3I do not speakλέγω·legōG3004to condemnκατάκρισινkatakrisinG2633you,for I have saidG4275beforeG4275that you arein our heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,to dieσυναποθανεῖνsunapothaneinG4880togetherG4880and to liveσυζῆν.suzēnG4800togetherG4800.

4MyconfidenceπαρρησίαparrēsiaG3954in you is greatπολλήpollēG4183; myboastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746inG5228your behalfὑπὲρhuperG5228is greatπολλήpollēG4183.I am filledπεπλήρωμαιpeplērōmaiG4137withcomfortπαρακλήσει,paraklēseiG3874;I amG5248overflowingG5248withjoyχαρᾷcharaG5479in allπάσῃpasēG3956our afflictionθλίψειthlipseiG2347.

5For evenκαὶkaiG2532when we cameἐλθόντωνelthontōnG2064intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίανMakedonianG3109our fleshσὰρξsarxG4561hadἔσχηκενeschēkenG2192noοὐδεμίανoudemianG3762restἄνεσινanesinG425, but we wereafflictedθλιβόμενοι·thlibomenoiG2346on everyπαντὶpantiG3956side:conflictsμάχαι,machaiG3163on the outsideἔξωθενexōthenG1855,fearsφόβοι.phoboiG5401insideἔσωθενesōthenG2081.

6ButGodθεὸςtheosG2316,who comfortsπαρακαλῶνparakalōnG3870thediscouragedταπεινοὺςtapeinousG5011,comfortedπαρεκάλεσενparekalesenG3870us by the arrivalπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952ofTitusΤίτου·TitouG5103;

7and not onlyG3440by his arrivalπαρουσίᾳparousiaG3952,but alsoκαὶkaiG2532by the comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874with whichᾗhēG3739he was comfortedπαρεκλήθηpareklēthēG3870amongἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909you, as he reportedἀναγγέλλωνanangellōnG312to us your longingἐπιπόθησιν,epipothēsinG1972,your mourningὀδυρμόν,odurmonG3602,your zealζῆλονzēlonG2205for me; soὥστεhōsteG5620thatG5620I rejoicedχαρῆναι.charēnaiG5463even moreμᾶλλονmallonG3123.

8For thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532IcausedG3076you sorrowG3076by my letterἐπιστολῇ,epistolēaG1992,I do not regretμεταμέλομαι·metamelomaiG3338it; thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532I did regretμετεμελόμην,metemelomēnG3338it--forI seeβλέπωblepōG991that that letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992causedG3076you sorrowG3076,thoughεἰeiG1487 G2532onlyG2532for a whileὥρανhōranG5610--

9I nowνῦνnunG3568rejoiceχαίρω,chairōG5463,not that you were madeG3076sorrowfulG3076,but that you were madeG3076sorrowfulG3076to the point ofrepentanceμετάνοιαν·metanoianG3341;for you were madeG3076sorrowfulG3076accordingκατὰkataG2596to the will ofGodθεόν,theonG2316,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443you might not sufferζημιωθῆτεzēmiōthēteG2210lossG2210in anythingμηδενὶmēdeniG3367throughἐξexG1537us.

10For the sorrowλύπηlupēG3077that is accordingκατὰkataG2596to the will ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316producesἐργάζεται,ergazetaiG2038arepentanceμετάνοιανmetanoianG3341withoutG278regretG278, leadingto salvationσωτηρίανsōtērianG4991,but the sorrowλύπηlupēG3077of the worldκόσμουkosmouG2889producesκατεργάζεται.katergazetaiG2716deathθάνατονthanatonG2288.

11For beholdἰδοὺidouG2400whatπόσηνposēnG4214earnestnessσπουδήν,spoudēnG4710thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778veryG846thingG846,thisG3588godlyκατὰ θεὸνkata theonG2596 G2316sorrowλυπηθῆναιlupēthēnaiG3076,has producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716in you: whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235vindicationἀπολογίαν,apologianG627of yourselves,whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235indignationἀγανάκτησιν,aganaktēsinG24,whatἀλλὰallaG235fearφόβον,phobonG5401,whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235longingἐπιπόθησιν,epipothēsinG1972,whatἀλλὰallaG235zealζῆλον,zēlonG2205,whatἀλλ᾽all᾽G235punishmentG1557ofG1557wrongG1557!In everythingπαντὶpantiG3956youdemonstratedσυνεστήσατεsunestēsateG4921yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438to be innocentἁγνοὺςhagnousG53in the matterπράγματι.pragmatiG4229.

12SoἄραaraG686althoughεἰ καὶei kaiG1487 G2532I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125to you, it wasnot for the sakeG1752ofthe offenderἀδικήσαντοςadikēsantosG91norοὐδὲoudeG3761for the sakeG1752of the one offendedἀδικηθέντος,adikēthentosG91,but that your earnestnessσπουδὴνspoudēnG4710inG5228our behalfG5228might be madeG5319knownG5319to you inG1799theG1799sightG1799ofG1799Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778, we have beencomfortedπαρακεκλήμεθα.¶parakeklēmethaG3870.And besidesG1909our comfortπαρακλήσειparaklēseiG3874,we rejoicedἐχάρημενecharēmenG5463evenG4056muchμᾶλλονmallonG3123moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056for the joyχαρᾷcharaG5479ofTitusΤίτου,TitouG5103,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hisspiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151has been refreshedἀναπέπαυταιanapepautaiG373by you allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

14For if I haveboastedκεκαύχημαι,kekauchēmaiG2744to him aboutὑπὲρhuperG5228you regarding anythingτιtiG5100,I was not putκατῃσχύνθην,katēschunthēnG2617toG2617shameG2617.But as we spokeἐλαλήσαμενelalēsamenG2980allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to you in truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532our boastingκαύχησιςkauchēsisG2746beforeἐπὶepiG1909TitusΤίτου,TitouG5103provedἐγενήθη·egenēthēG1096to be thetruthἀλήθειαalētheiaG225.

15HisaffectionσπλάγχναsplagchnaG4698aboundsἐστινestinG1510 G4056allG4056theG4056moreπερισσοτέρωςperissoterōsG4056towardεἰςeisG1519you, as he remembersἀναμιμνῃσκομένουanamimnēskomenouG363theobedienceὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218of you allπάντωνpantōnG3956,howὡςhōsG5613you receivedἐδέξασθεedexastheG1209him withfearφόβουphobouG5401and tremblingτρόμουtromouG5156.

16I rejoiceχαίρωchairōG5463that in everythingπαντὶpantiG3956I haveG2292confidenceG2292in you.

Paul Reveals His Heart

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 7