2 Corinthians 7
1 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God.
2 Make room for us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, taken advantage of no one.
3 I am not saying this to condemn you; I have already said that you are in our hearts, to live and die together.
4 I have great boldness toward you; I take great pride in you. I am filled with comfort; I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
5 For even after we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest. We were troubled in every way: conflicts on the outside, fears within.
6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us through the arrival of Titus.
7 And not only through his arrival, but also through the comfort he received from you. He told us of your longing, your sorrow, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8 For even if I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it. And though I did regret it, I see that the letter grieved you, even if only for a little while.
9 Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led you to repentance. For you were grieved in a way that honors God, so that you suffered no loss through us.
10 For godly grief produces repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but the grief of the world produces death.
11 Just look at what this godly grief produced in you: such eagerness! And more: a defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and punishment. In every way you showed yourselves to be clear in this matter.
12 So, though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong or the one who suffered it, but so that your eagerness for us might become clear among you before God.
13 That is why we have been comforted. And beyond our comfort, we rejoiced all the more at Titus's joy, because his spirit was refreshed by all of you.
14 For if I had taken pride in you before him in anything, I was not put to shame. Just as everything we said to you was true, so our pride in you before Titus proved true as well.
15 And his affection for you grows even stronger as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.
16 I rejoice because I can have confidence in you in every way.
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