1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God.
2 Open your hearts to us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one.
3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.
4 I have great confidence in you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. With all our affliction, I am overjoyed.
5 For even when we came into Macedo'nia, our bodies had no rest but we were afflicted at every turn -- fighting without and fear within.
6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
8 For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it (though I did regret it), for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while.
9 As it is, I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because you were grieved into repenting; for you felt a godly grief, so that you suffered no loss through us.
10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.
11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves guiltless in the matter.
12 So although I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did the wrong, nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your zeal for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.
13 Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his mind has been set at rest by you all.
14 For if I have expressed to him some pride in you, I was not put to shame; but just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting before Titus has proved true.
15 And his heart goes out all the more to you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him.
16 I rejoice, because I have perfect confidence in you.
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2 Corinthians 7 talks about repentance and sadness according to God, compared to worldly sadness that does not produce change. The chapter highlights the joy that comes from repentance and reconciliation with God, as well as the importance of maintaining a healthy relationship with other Christians.
2 Corinthians 7:9-10-"Thus, now, I realize the joy of having perfect confidence in you, both in everything that concerns me and in you. I regret; although I had already regretted me, since that letter saddened you for a short time. " The apostle Paul talks about the joy of having confidence in those who regretted, even if his call to repentance caused momentary sadness.
2 Corinthians 7:11 - "For sadness according to God produces repentance for salvation, which to no one brings weighing; but the sadness of the world produces death." Paul contrasts the sadness according to God with the sadness of the world, highlighting how the first lead to repentance and salvation, while the second leads to death.
2 Corinthians 7:14 - "For if I put on you somehow to him, I was not embarrassed; but as all we told you was the truth, so our pride to Tito was true as true." Paul highlights the importance of truth and sincerity in relations between Christians, and how the joy of relating to others in faith can be genuine and sustained when the truth is valued.
2 Corinthians 7:16 - "I rejoice in power to trust you." Paul talks about his joy to trust the Corinthians, highlighting the importance of mutual trust and maintaining a healthy relationship among Christians.
2 Corinthians 7:1 - "Having therefore such promises, we purify ourselves from all impurities, both from the flesh and the Spirit, perfecting our holiness in the fear of God." The chapter begins with an exhortation to holiness and purification, highlighting how these practices are essential to maintaining a healthy relationship with God and other Christians.
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