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

² Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.

³ I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

⁴ Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.

⁵ For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.

⁶ Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷ And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

⁸ For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.

⁹ Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

¹⁰ For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

¹¹ For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

¹² Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

¹³ Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

¹⁴ For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

¹⁵ And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

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

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¹ Having ^G2192 therefore ^G3767 these ^G5025 promises, ^G1860 dearly beloved, ^G27 let us cleanse ^G2511 ourselves ^G1438 from ^G575 all ^G3956 filthiness ^G3436 of the flesh ^G4561 and ^G2532 spirit, ^G4151 perfecting ^G2005 holiness ^G42 in ^G1722 the fear ^G5401 of God. ^G2316

² Receive ^G5562 us; ^G2248 we have wronged ^G91 no man, ^G3762 we have corrupted ^G5351 no man, ^G3762 we have defrauded ^G4122 no man. ^G3762

³ I speak ^G3004 not ^G3756 this to ^G4314 condemn ^G2633 you: for ^G1063 I have said before, ^G4280 that ^G3754 ye are ^G2075 in ^G1722 our ^G2257 hearts ^G2588 to ^G1519 die ^G4880 and ^G2532 live with ^G4800 you.

⁴ Great ^G4183 is my ^G3427 boldness of speech ^G3954 toward ^G4314 you, ^G5209 great ^G4183 is my ^G3427 glorying ^G2746 of ^G5228 you: ^G5216 I am filled ^G4137 with comfort, ^G3874 I am exceeding ^G5248 joyful ^G5479 in ^G1909 all ^G3956 our ^G2257 tribulation. ^G2347

⁵ For, ^{G1063 G2532} when we ^G2257 were come ^G2064 into ^G1519 Macedonia, ^G3109 our ^G2257 flesh ^G4561 had ^G2192 no ^G3762 rest, ^G425 but ^G235 we were troubled ^G2346 on ^G1722 every side; ^G3956 without ^G1855 were fightings, ^G3163 within ^G2081 were fears. ^G5401

⁶ Nevertheless ^G235 God, ^G2316 that comforteth ^G3870 those that are cast down, ^G5011 comforted ^G3870 us ^G2248 by ^G1722 the coming ^G3952 of Titus; ^G5103

⁷ And ^G1161 not ^G3756 by ^G1722 his ^G846 coming ^G3952 only, ^G3440 but ^{G235 G2532} by ^G1722 the consolation ^G3874 wherewith ^G3739 he was comforted ^G3870 in ^G1909 you, ^G5213 when he told ^G312 us ^G2254 your ^G5216 earnest desire, ^G1972 your ^G5216 mourning, ^G3602 your ^G5216 fervent mind ^G2205 toward ^G5228 me; ^G1700 so ^G5620 that I ^G3165 rejoiced ^G5463 the more. ^G3123

⁸ For ^G3754 though ^G1499 I made ^G3076 you ^G5209 sorry ^G3076 with ^G1722 a letter, ^G1992 I do ^G3338 not ^G3756 repent, ^G3338 though ^G1499 I did repent: ^G3338 for ^G1063 I perceive ^G991 that ^G3754 the same ^G1565 epistle ^G1992 hath made ^G3076 you ^G5209 sorry, ^G3076 though it were but ^G1499 for ^G4314 a season. ^G5610

⁹ Now ^G3568 I rejoice, ^G5463 not ^G3756 that ^G3754 ye were made sorry, ^G3076 but ^G235 that ^G3754 ye sorrowed ^G3076 to ^G1519 repentance: ^G3341 for ^G1063 ye were made sorry ^G3076 after ^G2596 a godly manner, ^G2316 that ^G2443 ye might receive damage ^G2210 by ^G1537 us ^G2257 in ^G1722 nothing. ^G3367

¹⁰ For ^G1063 godly ^{G2316 G2596} sorrow ^G3077 worketh ^G2716 repentance ^G3341 to ^G1519 salvation ^G4991 not to be repented of: ^G278 but ^G1161 the sorrow ^G3077 of the world ^G2889 worketh ^G2716 death. ^G2288

¹¹ For ^G1063 behold ^G2400 this ^G5124 selfsame thing, ^G846 that ^G5209 ye sorrowed ^G3076 after ^G2596 a godly sort, ^G2316 what ^G4214 carefulness ^G4710 it wrought ^G2716 in you, ^G5213 yea, ^G235 what clearing of yourselves, ^G627 yea, ^G235 what indignation, ^G24 yea, ^G235 what fear, ^G5401 yea, ^G235 what vehement desire, ^G1972 yea, ^G235 what zeal, ^G2205 yea, ^G235 what revenge! ^G1557 In ^G1722 all ^G3956 things ye have approved ^G4921 yourselves ^G1438 to be ^G1511 clear ^G53 in ^G1722 this matter. ^G4229

¹² Wherefore, ^G686 though ^G1499 I wrote ^G1125 unto you, ^G5213 I did it not ^G3756 for his cause ^G1752 that had done the wrong, ^G91 nor ^G3761 for his cause ^G1752 that suffered wrong, ^G91 but ^G235 that ^G1752 our ^G2257 care ^G4710 for ^G5228 you ^G5216 in the sight ^G1799 of God ^G2316 might appear ^G5319 unto ^G4314 you. ^G5209

¹³ Therefore ^{G1223 G5124} we were comforted ^G3870 in ^G1909 your ^G5216 comfort: ^G3874 yea, and ^G1161 exceedingly ^G4056 the more ^G3123 joyed we ^G5463 for ^G1909 the joy ^G5479 of Titus, ^G5103 because ^G3754 his ^G846 spirit ^G4151 was refreshed ^G373 by ^G575 you ^G5216 all. ^G3956

¹⁴ For ^G3754 if I have boasted ^G2744 any thing ^G1536 to him ^G846 of ^G5228 you, ^G5216 I am ^G2617 not ^G3756 ashamed; ^G2617 but ^G235 as ^G5613 we spake ^G2980 all things ^G3956 to you ^G5213 in ^G1722 truth, ^G225 even ^G2532 so ^G3779 our ^G2257 boasting, ^G2746 which ^G3588 I made before ^G1909 Titus, ^G5103 is found ^G1096 a truth. ^G225

¹⁵ And ^G2532 his ^G846 inward affection ^G4698 is ^G2076 more abundant ^G4056 toward ^G1519 you, ^G5209 whilst he remembereth ^G363 the obedience ^G5218 of you ^G5216 all, ^G3956 how ^G5613 with ^G3326 fear ^G5401 and ^G2532 trembling ^G5156 ye received ^G1209 him. ^G846

¹⁶ I rejoice ^G5463 therefore that ^G3754 I have confidence ^G2292 in ^G1722 you ^G5213 in ^G1722 all ^G3956 things.

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

² Open your hearts to us: we wronged no man, we corrupted no man, we took advantage of no man.

³ I say it not to condemn `you': for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.

⁴ Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying on your behalf: I am filled with comfort, I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁵ For even when we were come into Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but `we were' afflicted on every side; without `were' fightings, within `were' fears.

⁶ Nevertheless he that comforteth the lowly, `even' God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷ and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort wherewith he was comforted in you, while he told us your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced yet more.

⁸ For though I made you sorry with my epistle, I do not regret it: though I did regret `it' (for I see that that epistle made you sorry, though but for a season),

⁹ I now rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly sort, that ye might suffer loss by us in nothing.

¹⁰ For godly sorrow worketh repentance unto salvation, `a repentance' which bringeth no regret: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

¹¹ For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹² So although I wrote unto you, I `wrote' not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted: And in our comfort we joyed the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit hath been refreshed by you all.

¹⁴ For if in anything I have gloried to him on your behalf, I was not put to shame; but as we spake all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁵ And his affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

¹⁶ I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.

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

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

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

⁴ great `is' 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,

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

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

⁷ and 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,

⁸ because 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.

⁹ I 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;

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

¹¹ for, 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.

¹² If, 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 --

¹³ because 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;

¹⁴ because 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,

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

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

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¹ Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.

² Receive us: we have injured no one, we have ruined no one, we have made gain of no one.

³ I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.

⁴ Great [is] my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.

⁵ For indeed, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but [we were] afflicted in every way; without combats, within fears.

⁶ But he who encourages those that are [brought] low, [even] God, encouraged us by the coming of Titus;

⁷ and not by his coming only, but also through the encouragement with which he was encouraged as to you; relating to us your ardent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I the more rejoiced.

⁸ For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret [it], if even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even [it were] only for a time, grieved you.

⁹ Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.

¹⁰ For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

¹¹ For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in *you*, but [what] excusing [of yourselves], but [what] indignation, but [what] fear, but [what] ardent desire, but [what] zeal, but [what] vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹² So then, if also I wrote to you, [it was] not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.

¹³ For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

¹⁴ Because if I boasted to him anything about you, I have not been put to shame; but as we have spoken to you all things in truth, so also our boasting to Titus has been [the] truth;

¹⁵ and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

¹⁶ I rejoice that in everything I am confident as to you.

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

² Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.

³ I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.

⁴ Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.

⁵ For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.

⁶ Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

⁷ and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me; so that I rejoiced still more.

⁸ For though I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you sorry, though just for a while.

⁹ I now rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.

¹⁰ For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

¹¹ For behold, this same thing, that you were made sorry in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.

¹² So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.

¹³ Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

¹⁴ For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.

¹⁵ His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.

¹⁶ I rejoice that in everything I am of good courage concerning you.

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¹ Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.

² Let your hearts be open to us: we have done no man wrong, no man has been damaged by us, we have made no profit out of any man,

³ It is not with the purpose of judging you that I say this: for I have said before that you are in our hearts for life and death together.

⁴ My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

⁵ For even when we had come into Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; there were fightings outside and fears inside.

⁶ But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;

⁷ And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

⁸ For though my letter gave you pain, I have no regret for it now, though I had before; for I see that the letter gave you pain, but only for a time.

⁹ Now I am glad, not that you had sorrow, but that your sorrow was the cause of a change of heart; for yours was a holy sorrow so that you might undergo no loss by us in anything.

¹⁰ For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

¹¹ For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

¹² So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.

¹³ So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all.

¹⁴ For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true.

¹⁵ And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.

¹⁶ It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.