2 Corinthians 7 Having therefore, beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Having therefore, beloved, these promises, let us purify ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. ² Receive us cordially. We have injured no one; we have corrupted no one; we have defrauded no one. ³ I do not speak to condemn you; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together, and to live together. ⁴ I use great freedom of speech to you. I have great boasting with regard to you. I am filled with comfort. I superabound with joy in all our affliction. ⁵ For when we arrived in Macedonia our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted every way. Without were fightings; within, fears. ⁶ But God who comforteth them who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; ⁷ not barely however by his coming, but by the consolation with which he was comforted on your account, when he informed us of your longing desire, your bitter sorrow, your zeal for me; so that I was the more rejoiced; ⁸ because if I grieved you by that letter, I have no cause to regret, though I did regret; for I find that that letter, though suitable to the occasion, made you sorry. ⁹ Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were affected with a sorrow which led to a reformation. For you were affected with a godly sorrow, that you might in no wise receive damage from us. ¹⁰ For godly sorrow operateth to produce a reformation for salvation, never to be repented of; but the sorrow of this world worketh death. ¹¹ For behold! this very thing; your being affected with a godly sorrow, what solicitude it hath wrought in you! nay, what apologies! what indignation! what fear! what longing desire! what zeal! what avengement! By your whole conduct you have shewn yourselves to be clear in this matter. ¹² Now though I indeed wrote to you, it was not on the account of him who had done the injury, nor of him who was injured, but that our solicitude, which we have for you, might be made manifest to you in the presence of God. ¹³ We were therefore comforted for your comfort, and rejoiced the more exceedingly at the joy of Titus; because his spirit was refreshed by you all; ¹⁴ so that if I boasted of you to him, I was not shamed; but as we spake all things to you with truth, so also our boast which we made to Titus hath been verified; ¹⁵ and his affection for you increaseth more abundantly on recollecting the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling. ¹⁶ I rejoice therefore that I can wholly confide in you.