Therefore, having
these
promises
, abeloved
, blet us cleanse
ourselves
from all
defilement
of flesh
and spirit
, perfecting
holiness
in the fear
of God
.
aMake room
for us in your hearts; we wronged
no
one
, we corrupted
no
one
, we took
advantage
of no
one
.
I do not speak to condemn
you, for I have said
abefore
that you are bin our hearts
to die
together
and to live
together
.
Great is my aconfidence
1in you; great
is my bboasting
on your behalf
. I am filled
with ccomfort
; I am overflowing
with djoy
in all
our affliction
.
For even when we came
into aMacedonia
our flesh
had
no
rest
, but we were bafflicted
on every
side: cconflicts
without
, fears
within
.
But aGod, who comforts
the 1depressed
, bcomforted
us by the coming
of cTitus
;
and not only by his coming
, but also
by the comfort
with which
he was comforted
in you, as he reported
to us your longing
, your mourning
, your zeal
for me; so
that I rejoiced
even more
.
For though I acaused
you sorrow
by my letter
, I do not regret
it; though
I did regret
it--for I see
that that letter
caused
you sorrow
, though
only
for a while
--
I now rejoice
, not that you were made
sorrowful
, but that you were made
sorrowful
to the point of repentance
; for you were made
sorrowful
according
to the will of God
, so
that you might not suffer
loss
in anything
1through
us.
For the sorrow that is according
to the will of God
produces
a arepentance
1without
regret
, leading to salvation
, but the sorrow
of the world
produces
death
.
For behold what
earnestness
this
very
thing
, this
1godly
sorrow
, has produced
in you: what
vindication
of yourselves, what
indignation
, what
fear
, what
alonging
, what
zeal
, what
bavenging
of wrong
! In everything
you cdemonstrated
yourselves
to be innocent
in the matter
.
So although
aI wrote
to you, it was not for the sake
of bthe offender
nor
for the sake
of the one offended
, but that your earnestness
on our behalf
might be made
known
to you in the sight
of God
.
For this reason
we have been acomforted
.
And besides our comfort
, we rejoiced
even
much
more
for the joy
of bTitus
, because
his cspirit
has been refreshed
by you all
.
For if in anything
I have aboasted
to him about
you, I was not put
to shame
; but as we spoke
all
things
to you in truth
, so
also
our boasting
before
bTitus
proved
to be the truth
.
His 1affection abounds
all
the more
toward
you, as he remembers
the aobedience
of you all
, how
you received
him with bfear
and trembling
.
I rejoice that in everything
aI have
confidence
in you.