1 These therefore having the promise, beloved ones, let us cleanse ourselves from all pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in fear of God.
2 Receive you us; no one we injured, no one we corrupted, no one we defrauded.
3 Not for condemnation I speak; before I said for, that in the hearts of us you are in order that to die together and to live together.
4 Much with me boldness towards you, much with me boasting on behalf of you; I have been filled with the consolation, I am overflowing with the joy in all the affliction of us.
5 Indeed for having come of us into Macedonia, not had rest the flesh of us, but in everything being distressed; without fights, within fears.
6 But the one comforting the lowly ones, comforted us the God by the presence of Titus;
7 not only and by the presence of him, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, announcing to us the of you earnest desire, the of you lamentation, the of you zeal on behalf of me; so that me more to have rejoiced.
8 Because if even I grieved you by the letter, not I do repent, if indeed I did repent; I see for that the letter that, if even for an hour, I grieved you.
9 Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved in order to reformation; you were grieved for according to God, so that in nothing you might suffer loss from us.
10 The for according to God sorrow reformation for salvation not to be repented of works out; the but of the world sorrow death works out.
11 Lo for same this the thing according to God to have been grieved you, how much it worked in you diligence; but a defence, but indignation, but fear, but earnest desire, but zeal, but punishment; in every thing you proved yourselves pure to be in the matter.
12 Therefore if indeed I wrote to you on account of the one having done wrong; but on account of the one having done wrong; but on account of the to have been manifested the diligence of us that on behalf of you toward you, in presence of the God.
13 On account of this we were comforted on the comfort of you; more abundantly and rather we rejoiced in the joy of Titus, because has been refreshed the spirit of him from all of you;
14 because if anything to him on behalf of you I have boasted, not I was ashamed; but as all things in truth we spoke to you, so also the boasting of us that to Titus, truth became;
15 and the bowels of him more abundantly for you is, remembering the of all of you obedience, as with fear and trembling you received him.
16 I rejoice, that in everything I have confidence in you.
1 Having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness with deep reverence for God.
2 Open your hearts to us. We wronged no person. We wronged and corrupted no one. We took advantage of no person.
3 I say it 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 confidence in you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in our entire affliction.
5 When we came to Macedonia our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side, fighting on the outside and fears on the inside.
6 Nevertheless he who comforts the lowly, even God, comforted us by the coming of Titus.
7 This is not by his coming only, but also by the comfort he brought from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me so that I rejoiced yet 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 that letter made you sorry, though but for a season,
9 I now rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but that you were made sorry to repentance; for you were made sorry after a godly fashion, that you might not suffer loss by us.
10 For godly sorrow works repentance leading to salvation. This is a repentance that brings no regret: but the sorrow of the world works death.
11 This very thing that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it made in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, yes what vindication! You demonstrated yourself to innocent in the matter.
12 Although I wrote to you, I did not write for the sake of the one who did wrong, nor for the one who suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of God.
13 Therefore we have been comforted in your comfort. We enjoyed our comfort the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his mental disposition.
14 If in anything I have boasted about him to you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our boasting also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
15 His affection is even greater for you as he remembers your obedience and how with reverence and trembling you received him.
16 I rejoice that in everything I am encouraged because of you.