2 Corinthians

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

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

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

4Great 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.

5For 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.

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

7and 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.

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

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

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

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

12So 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.

13Therefore 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.

14For 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.

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

16I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.

1亲爱的弟兄啊，我们既有这等应许，就当洁净自己，除去身体、灵魂一切的污秽，敬畏 神，得以成圣。

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2你们要心地宽大收纳我们。我们未曾亏负谁，未曾败坏谁，未曾占谁的便宜。

3我说这话，不是要定你们的罪。我已经说过，你们常在我们心里，情愿与你们同生同死。

4我大大地放胆，向你们说话；我因你们多多夸口，满得安慰；我们在一切患难中分外的快乐。

5我们从前就是到了马其顿的时候，身体也不得安宁，周围遭患难，外有争战，内有惧怕。

6但那安慰丧气之人的 神借着提多来安慰了我们；

7不但借着他来，也借着他从你们所得的安慰，安慰了我们；因他把你们的想念、哀恸，和向我的热心，都告诉了我，叫我更加欢喜。

8我先前写信叫你们忧愁，我后来虽然懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因我知道，那信叫你们忧愁不过是暂时的。

9如今我欢喜，不是因你们忧愁，是因你们从忧愁中生出懊悔来。你们依着 神的意思忧愁，凡事就不至于因我们受亏损了。

10因为依着 神的意思忧愁，就生出没有后悔的懊悔来，以致得救；但世俗的忧愁是叫人死。

11你看，你们依着 神的意思忧愁，从此就生出何等的殷勤、自诉、自恨、恐惧、想念、热心、责罚。在这一切事上，你们都表明自己是洁净的。

12我虽然从前写信给你们，却不是为那亏负人的，也不是为那受人亏负的，乃要在 神面前把你们顾念我们的热心表明出来。

13故此，我们得了安慰。 并且在安慰之中，因你们众人使提多心里畅快欢喜，我们就更加欢喜了。

14我若对提多夸奖了你们什么，也觉得没有惭愧；因我对提多夸奖你们的话成了真的，正如我对你们所说的话也都是真的。

15并且提多想起你们众人的顺服，是怎样恐惧战兢地接待他，他爱你们的心肠就越发热了。

16我如今欢喜，能在凡事上为你们放心。