1Having[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].
2Receive[G5562]us[G2248]; we have wronged[G91] no man[G3762], we have corrupted[G5351] no man[G3762], we have defrauded[G4122] no man[G3762].
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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.
4Great[G4183] is my[G3427] boldness of[G5228]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].
5For[G1063], when we[G2257] were come[G2064]into[G1519]Macedonia[G3109], our[G2257]flesh[G4561]had[G2192]no[G3762]rest[G425], but[G235]we[G2257] were troubled[G2346]on[G1722] every side[G3956]; without[G1855] were fightings[G3163], within[G2081] were fears[G5401].
6Nevertheless[G235]God[G2316], that comforteth[G3870] those that are cast down[G5011], comforted[G3870]us[G2248]by[G1722] the coming[G3952] of Titus[G5103];
7And[G1161]not[G3756]by[G1722]his[G846]coming[G3952]only[G3440], but[G235]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].
8For[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[G1499] it were but[G1499]for[G4314] a season[G5610].
9Now[G3568] I rejoice[G5463], not[G3756]that[G3754] ye were made sorry[G3076], but[G235]that[G2443] 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].
10For[G1063]godly[G2316]sorrow[G3077]worketh[G2716]repentance[G3341]to[G1519]salvation[G4991] not to[G1519] be repented of[G278]: but[G1161] the sorrow[G3077]of[G278] the world[G2889]worketh[G2716]death[G2288].
11For[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[G1722]you[G5213], yea[G235], what[G4214] clearing of yourselves[G627], yea[G235], what[G4214]indignation[G24], yea[G235], what[G4214]fear[G5401], yea[G235], what[G4214] vehement desire[G1972], yea[G235], what[G4214]zeal[G2205], yea[G235], what[G4214]revenge[G1557]! In[G1722]all[G3956] things ye have approved[G4921]yourselves[G1438] to be[G1511]clear[G53]in[G1722]this[G5124]matter[G4229].
12Wherefore[G686], though[G1499] I wrote[G1125]unto[G4314]you[G5213], I did it not[G3756]for[G5228] his cause[G1752]that[G1752] had done the wrong[G91], nor[G3761]for[G5228] his cause[G1752]that[G1752] 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].
13Therefore[G1223]we[G5463] 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].
14For[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].
15And[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].
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I rejoice[G5463] therefore that[G3754] I have confidence[G2292]in[G1722]you[G5213]in[G1722]all[G3956] things.