Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Therefore ,
beloved,
since
we
have
these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything
that
defiles
body
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Having
therefore these promises, beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all
defilement
of
flesh
and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Make
room
for
us
in
your hearts .
We have
wronged no one
, we have
corrupted no one
, we have
exploited
no one
.
Open
your hearts to
us:
we wronged no man
, we corrupted no man
, we took
advantage
of
no man
.
I do
not
say this
to condemn you .
I have said before that you
so
occupy
our hearts that
we
live
and
die together with
you
.
I say it
not
to condemn `
you ':
for
I have said before ,
that ye
are
in
our hearts to
die together and
live
together
.
Great is my confidence
in
you ;
great is my pride
in
you;
I am filled with encouragement;
in all our troubles
my
joy
overflows
.
Great is my boldness
of
speech
toward
you ,
great is my glorying
on
your
behalf:
I am filled with comfort,
I
overflow
with
joy
in all our affliction
.
For when we arrived
in
Macedonia ,
our bodies
had no rest
, but we were pressed
from
every
direction—conflicts
on the
outside
, fears
within.
For even
when we were
come
into
Macedonia our flesh
had no relief
, but `
we were '
afflicted
on every
side;
without
`were'
fightings
, within `were'
fears
.
But
God,
who
comforts
the downcast
, comforted us by the arrival
of Titus ,
Nevertheless
he
that
comforteth
the lowly
, `even'
God,
comforted us by the coming
of Titus ;
and not only
by his arrival
, but also by the comfort he had
received
from
you .
He told us about
your longing, your mourning, and
your zeal for me ,
so that I rejoiced all
the
more.
and not by his coming
only
, but also by the comfort wherewith
he was
comforted
in
you ,
while
he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me ;
so that I rejoiced yet
more.
Even
if
I caused
you sorrow
by
my letter
, I do not regret it .
Although
I did regret it ,
I now
see that my
letter
caused
you sorrow
, but only
for a short
time.
For
though
I made
you sorry
with
my epistle
, I do not regret it :
though
I did regret `
it '
(for
I see that that
epistle
made
you sorry
, though
but for a season),
And
now
I rejoice, not because
you
were made sorrowful
, but because
your
sorrow
led
you
to
repentance .
For you
felt
the
sorrow
that
God
had
intended,
and
so
were not
harmed
in
any
way
by us.
I now
rejoice, not that
ye
were made sorry
, but that
ye
were
made
sorry
unto
repentance ;
for ye
were made
sorry
after
a
godly
sort,
that
ye
might
suffer
loss
by us in
nothing
.
Godly sorrow brings
repentance that
leads
to
salvation without
regret
, but worldly
sorrow brings
death.
For
godly sorrow worketh
repentance unto
salvation, `a
repentance'
which
bringeth
no
regret:
but the
sorrow of
the
world
worketh
death.
Consider
what
this godly sorrow
has
produced
in you :
what
earnestness
, what eagerness
to
clear
yourselves, what indignation, what alarm
, what longing, what zeal, what vindication
! In every
way
you
have
proved
yourselves to be innocent
in this
matter.
For
behold,
this selfsame
thing,
that
ye
were
made
sorry
after
a
godly sort,
what
earnest
care
it
wrought
in you, yea
what clearing
of
yourselves, yea
what indignation, yea
what fear
, yea
what longing, yea
what zeal, yea
what avenging
! In everything
ye
approved
yourselves to be pure
in the
matter.
So even
though
I wrote to
you, it
was
not on
account
of
the
one
who
did wrong or
the one
who
was
harmed
, but rather
that your earnestness
on
our
behalf
would
be made clear
to
you in the sight of God.
So although
I wrote unto
you, I
`wrote'
not for
his
cause
that
did the
wrong ,
nor
for
his
cause
that
suffered
the wrong
, but that your earnest
care
for
us
might
be made manifest
unto
you in the sight of God.
On
account
of
this,
we are
encouraged.
In addition
to
our own
encouragement,
we were
even
more delighted
by
the joy of Titus .
For
his spirit has
been refreshed by all
of
you.
Therefore
we have
been
comforted:
And
in our comfort
we joyed
the
more exceedingly
for
the joy of Titus ,
because
his spirit hath
been refreshed by you all
.
Indeed
, I was not embarrassed
by
anything
I
had
boasted
to him
about
you.
But just
as everything
we said
to you was
true
, so our boasting
to
Titus has
proved
to be true
as
well
.
For
if
in
anything
I
have
gloried
to
him
on
your
behalf
, I was not put
to shame;
but as we spake
all
things
to you in
truth
, so our glorying
also
which
I
made
before
Titus was
found
to be truth
.
And his affection for
you
is even
greater
when
he remembers
that
you were
all obedient
as
you
welcomed
him
with fear and trembling.
And his affection is more
abundantly
toward
you,
while
he remembereth
the
obedience
of
you all ,
how
with fear and trembling ye
received
him
.
I rejoice that I
can
have
complete
confidence
in you.
I rejoice that in everything
I
am
of
good
courage
concerning
you.
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