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and not simply by his arrival only, but also by means of the encouragement that you had given him, as he told us of your desire to see us, how sorry you were and how concerned for us; so that I was all the more joyful. (2 Corinthians 7, 7)
So now, though I did distress you with my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I did regret it -- and I realise that the letter distressed you, even though not for long- (2 Corinthians 7, 8)
For to be distressed in a way that God approves leads to repentance and then to salvation with no regrets; it is the world's kind of distress that ends in death. (2 Corinthians 7, 10)
So although I wrote a letter to you, it was not for the sake of the offender, nor for the one offended, but only so that you yourselves should fully realise in the sight of God what concern you have for us. (2 Corinthians 7, 12)
That is what I have found encouraging. In addition to all this to encourage us, we were made all the more joyful by Titus' joy, now that his spirit has been refreshed by you all. (2 Corinthians 7, 13)
His personal affection for you is all the stronger when he remembers how obedient you have all been, and how you welcomed him with fear and trembling. (2 Corinthians 7, 15)
and how, throughout continual ordeals of hardship, their unfailing joy and their intense poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. (2 Corinthians 8, 2)
I can testify that it was of their own accord that they made their gift, which was not merely as far as their resources would allow, but well beyond their resources; (2 Corinthians 8, 3)
and they had kept imploring us most insistently for the privilege of a share in the fellowship of service to God's holy people- (2 Corinthians 8, 4)
it was not something that we expected of them, but it began by their offering themselves to the Lord and to us at the prompting of the will of God. (2 Corinthians 8, 5)
In the end we urged Titus, since he had already made a beginning, also to bring this work of generosity to completion among you. (2 Corinthians 8, 6)
More, as you are rich in everything-faith, eloquence, understanding, concern for everything, and love for us too -- then make sure that you excel in this work of generosity too. (2 Corinthians 8, 7)
