2 Corinthians 7
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1All these promises are made to us, my dear friends. So then, let us purify ourselves from everything that makes body or soul unclean, and let us be completely holy by living in awe of God.
Paul's Joy
2Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one; we have ruined no one, nor tried to take advantage of anyone. 3I do not say this to condemn you; for, as I have said before, you are so dear to us that we are always together, whether we live or die. 4I am so sure of you; I take such pride in you! In all our troubles I am still full of courage; I am running over with joy.
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2 Cor 2.13
Even after we arrived in Macedonia, we had no rest. There were troubles everywhere, quarrels with others, fears in our hearts. 6But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us with the coming of Titus. 7It was not only his coming that cheered us, but also his report of how you encouraged him. He told us how much you want to see me, how sorry you are, how ready you are to defend me; and so I am even happier now.
8For even if that letter of mine made you sad, I am not sorry I wrote it. I could have been sorry when I saw that it made you sad for a while. 9But now I am happy — not because I made you sad, but because your sadness made you change your ways. That sadness was used by God, and so we caused you no harm. 10For the sadness that is used by God brings a change of heart that leads to salvation — and there is no regret in that! But sadness that is merely human causes death. 11See what God did with this sadness of yours: how earnest it has made you, how eager to prove your innocence! Such indignation, such alarm, such feelings, such devotion, such readiness to punish wrongdoing! You have shown yourselves to be without fault in the whole matter.
12So, even though I wrote that letter, it was not because of the one who did wrong or the one who was wronged. Instead, I wrote it to make plain to you, in God's sight, how deep your devotion to us really is. 13That is why we were encouraged.
Not only were we encouraged; how happy Titus made us with his happiness over the way in which all of you helped to cheer him up! 14I did boast of you to him, and you have not disappointed me. We have always spoken the truth to you, and in the same way the boast we made to Titus has proved true. 15And so his love for you grows stronger, as he remembers how all of you were ready to obey his instructions, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. 16How happy I am that I can depend on you completely!
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II Corinthians 7
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1Therefore,#(1 John 3:3) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The Corinthians’ Repentance
2Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, #Acts 20:33we have cheated no one. 3I do not say this to condemn; for #2 Cor. 6:11, 12I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. 4#2 Cor. 3:12Great is my boldness of speech toward you, #1 Cor. 1:4great is my boasting on your behalf. #Phil. 2:17; Col. 1:24I am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.
5For indeed, #Rom. 15:26; 2 Cor. 2:13when we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but #2 Cor. 4:8we were troubled on every side. #Deut. 32:25Outside were conflicts, inside were fears. 6Nevertheless #Is. 49:13; 2 Cor. 1:3, 4God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by #2 Cor. 2:13; 7:13the coming of Titus, 7and not only by his coming, but also by the consolation with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced even more.
8For even if I made you #2 Cor. 2:2sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; #2 Cor. 2:4though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while. 9Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10For #2 Sam. 12:13; Ps. 32:10; Matt. 26:75godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; #Prov. 17:22but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what #Eph. 5:11clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be #2 Cor. 2:5–11clear in this matter. 12Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, #2 Cor. 2:4but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
The Joy of Titus
13Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. And we rejoiced exceedingly more for the joy of Titus, because his spirit #Rom. 15:32has been refreshed by you all. 14For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I am not ashamed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our boasting to Titus was found true. 15And his affections are greater for you as he remembers #2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:12the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him. 16Therefore I rejoice that #2 Cor. 2:3; 8:22; 2 Thess. 3:4; Philem. 8, 21I have confidence in you in everything.
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