2 Corinthians 7:1-9 ▼

1 Therefore, beloved {agapētoi}, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body (flesh) and spirit {pneumatos}, perfecting holiness in the fear of God {Theou}.

2 Make room for us in your⁺ hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

3 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.

4 Great is my confidence in you⁺; great is my pride in you⁺; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

5 For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

6 But God {Theos}, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus (title of honor),

7 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.

8 Even if I caused you⁺ sorrow by my letter {epistolē}, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it—for I see that my letter caused you⁺ sorrow, but only for a short time—

9 yet 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.