2 Corinthians 7

1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and of the spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God.

1Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

2Receive us. We have injured no man: we have corrupted no man: we have overreached no man.

2receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

3I speak not this to your condemnation. For we have said before that you are in our hearts: to die together and to live together.

3not to condemn you do I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I have said before that in our hearts ye are to die with and to live with;

4Great is my confidence for you: great is my glorying for you. I am filled with comfort: I exceedingly abound with joy in all our tribulation.

4great <FI>is<Fi> my freedom of speech unto you, great my glory on your behalf; I have been filled with the comfort, I overabound with the joy on all our tribulation,

5For also, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest: but we suffered all tribulation. Combats without: fears within.

5for also we, having come to Macedonia, no relaxation hath our flesh had, but on every side we are in tribulation, without <FI>are<Fi> fightings, within--fears;

6But God, who comforteth the humble, comforted us by the coming of Titus.

6but He who is comforting the cast-down--God--He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;

7And not by his coming only, but also by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, relating to us your desire, your mourning, your zeal for me: so that I rejoiced the more.

7and not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,

8For although I made you sorrowful by my epistle, I do not repent. And if I did repent, seeing that the same epistle (although but for a time) did make you sorrowful,

8because even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent--if even I did repent--for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry.

9Now I am glad: not because you were made sorrowful, but because you were made sorrowful unto penance. For you were made sorrowful according to God, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing.

9I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

10For the sorrow that is according to God worketh penance, steadfast unto salvation: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

10for the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

11For behold this selfsame thing, that you were made sorrowful according to God, how great carefulness it worketh in you: yea defence, yea indignation, yea fear, yea desire, yea zeal, yea revenge. In all things you have shewed yourselves to be undefiled in the matter.

11for, lo, this same thing--your being made sorry toward God--how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

12Wherefore although I wrote to you, it was not for his sake that did the wrong, nor for him that suffered it: but to manifest our carefulness that we have for you

12If, then, I also wrote to you--not for his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause who did suffer wrong, but for our diligence in your behalf being manifested unto you before God--

13Before God: therefore we were comforted. But in our consolation we did the more abundantly rejoice for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

13because of this we have been comforted in your comfort, and more abundantly the more did we rejoice in the joy of Titus, that his spirit hath been refreshed from you all;

14And if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I have not been put to shame: but as we have spoken all things to you in truth, so also our boasting that was made to Titus is found a truth.

14because if anything to him in your behalf I have boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all things in truth we did speak to you, so also our boasting before Titus became truth,

15And his bowels are more abundantly towards you: remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling you received him.

15and his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him;

16I rejoice that in all things I have confidence in you.

16I rejoice, therefore, that in everything I have courage in you.