Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
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 one .
We corrupted no one .
We took
advantage
of
no one.
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 this not
to condemn you ,
for
I have said before ,
that you 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 boasting
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 had
come
into
Macedonia, our flesh
had no relief
, but we were afflicted
on every
side.
Fightings
were
outside. Fear
was
inside.
But
God
, who comforts the downcast
, comforted us by the arrival
of Titus ,
Nevertheless
, he
who comforts the lowly
, 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 with
which
he was
comforted
in
you ,
while
he told us of
your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me ;
so that I rejoiced still
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 letter, I do not regret it ,
though
I did regret it .
For
I see that my letter made
you sorry
, though
just
for a while
.
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
you were made sorry
, but that
you were
made
sorry
to repentance. For you were made
sorry
in a
godly
way ,
that
you
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 works
repentance to salvation, which
brings
no
regret.
But the
sorrow of
the
world
works
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 same
thing,
that
you
were
made
sorry
in
a
godly way,
what
earnest
care
it
worked
in you .
Yes
, what defense
, indignation, fear
, longing, zeal, and
vengeance
! In everything
you demonstrated
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 to 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 revealed
in
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
. In our comfort
we rejoiced
the
more exceedingly
for
the joy of Titus ,
because
his spirit has 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
boasted to him on
your
behalf,
I
was
not
disappointed
. But as we spoke
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.
His affection is more
abundantly
toward
you,
while
he remembers all of
your
obedience,
how
with fear and trembling you
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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