2 Corinthians 7 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

1 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body^[1] and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God. (1Pe 2:11; 1Jo 3:3)

Paul’s Joy

2 Make room in your hearts^[2] for us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one. (Ac 20:33; 2Co 6:12; 2Co 11:20) 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. (2Co 6:11) 4 I am acting with great boldness toward you; I have great pride in you; I am filled with comfort. In all our affliction, I am overflowing with joy. (2Co 1:4; 2Co 1:12; 2Co 3:12; 2Co 6:10; 2Co 8:24; 2Co 9:2; Php 2:17; Col 1:24)

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5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within. (De 32:25; La 1:20; 2Co 2:13) 6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus, (2Co 1:4; 2Co 7:13; 1Th 3:6) 7 and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by 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 grieve 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. (2Co 2:2; 2Co 2:4) 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. (Ps 38:18; 1Co 5:2) 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death. (2Sa 12:13; Pr 17:22; Ac 11:18) 11 For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter. (2Co 2:6) 12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God. (1Co 5:1) 13 Therefore we are comforted. And besides our own comfort, we rejoiced still more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all. (Ro 15:32; 2Co 7:6) 14 For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true. (2Co 4:2; 2Co 6:7; 2Co 8:24; 2Co 9:2; 2Co 10:8; 2Th 1:4)

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15 And his affection for you is even greater, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. (2Co 2:9; 2Co 10:6) 16 I rejoice, because I have complete confidence in you. (2Co 2:3)

圣经当代译本修订版

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1 亲爱的弟兄姊妹，我们既然有这些应许，就当洗净自己身体和灵魂一切的污秽，存着敬畏上帝的心追求完全圣洁。

保罗的喜乐

2 请你们敞开心怀接纳我们。我们没有亏负过任何人，没有败坏过任何人，也没有占过任何人的便宜。 3 我这样说，并不是要定你们的罪，因为我曾经说过，我们心里常惦记你们，甚至愿意和你们生死与共。 4 我非常信任你们，以你们为荣。我因你们大受激励，在我们所受的一切患难中，我仍然充满喜乐。 5 我们到马其顿的时候，身心无法安歇，面临着重重患难，外有冲突，内有恐惧。 6 但安慰沮丧之人的上帝借着提多的到来激励了我们。 7 我们得到激励，不但是因为提多来了，也因为看到他从你们那里得到了激励。他把你们对我的想念、对我的热心以及你们的哀痛都告诉了我，这使我更加欢喜。 8 我曾为从前写的那封信令你们忧伤而后悔，但现在不后悔了，因为我知道那封信令你们忧伤只是暂时的。 9 现在我很欢喜，当然不是因为你们忧伤而欢喜，而是看见你们因忧伤而悔改了。因为你们这样忧伤合乎上帝的心意，使你们不致因我们而受到任何损失。 10 合乎上帝心意的忧伤会带来悔改，使人得到救恩，永不后悔，但世俗的忧伤只会带来死亡。 11 你们看，合乎上帝心意的忧伤使你们产生了何等的迫切感啊！你们热切地辩明自己的立场，对罪愤慨，恐惧战抖，期盼与我相见，疾恶如仇，惩处罪恶。你们在各方面已显明自己在那件事上是清白的。 12 因此，虽然我给你们写过信，但并非为了那犯错的人或那受害的人而写的，而是为了让你们在上帝面前看到自己对我们所存的热心。 13 我们也因此得到了激励。令我们更欢喜的是提多也很喜乐，因为他的心从你们那里得到了安慰。 14 我若对提多夸奖了你们什么，也不觉得惭愧，因为我先前向提多夸奖你们的话都证明是真实的，正如我告诉你们的一切都是真实的。 15 提多想到你们众人的顺服并怎样战战兢兢地接待他，便更加爱你们了。 16 现在，我对你们可以完全放心了，这真令我欢喜。