2Corinthians:7

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* Therefore , having these promises , dearly beloved , let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit , perfecting holiness in the fear of God . * Open your hearts to us ; we have wronged no man , we have corrupted no man , we have defrauded no man . * I do not speak this to condemn you : for I have said before , that you are in our hearts to die with you and to live with you . * Great is my confidence in you , great is my pride in you : I am filled with comfort , I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation . * For , when we had come into Macedonia , our flesh had no rest , but we were troubled on every side ; fighting without , fears within . * But God , who comforts those who are cast down , comforted us by the coming of Titus ; * And not by his coming only , but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you , when he told us of your earnest desire , your mourning , your zeal for me ; so that I rejoiced still more . * For though I made you sorry with a letter , I do not regret it , though I did regret : for I perceive that the letter caused you sorrow , though only for a while . * Now I rejoice , not that you were made sorrowful , but that your sorrow brought you to repentance : for you were made sorrowful in a godly manner , so that you suffered no harm from us . * For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation and leaves no regret : but the sorrow of the world produces death . * For behold what earnestness this godly sorrow has produced in you , what eagerness to clear yourselves , what indignation , what fear , what longing , what zeal , what readiness to punish wrongdoing ! In all things you have shown yourselves to be innocent in this matter . * Therefore , though I wrote to you , I did not do it because of the one who committed the wrong , nor because of the one who suffered the wrong , but that your zeal for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God . * Therefore we are comforted . And besides our comfort , we especially rejoiced at the joy of Titus , because his spirit was refreshed by you all . * For if I have boasted at all to him about you , I was not put to shame ; but as we spoke all things to you in truth , even so our boasting to Titus has proved true . * And his inward affection abounds even more toward you , as he remembers the obedience of you all , how with fear and trembling you received him . * I rejoice that in all things I have confidence in you .

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