2 Corinthians 7:3

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1 Therefore,^a having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

The Corinthians’ Repentance

2 Open your hearts to us. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, ^awe have cheated no one.

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

4 ^aGreat is my boldness of speech toward you, ^bgreat is my boasting on your behalf. ^cI am filled with comfort. I am exceedingly joyful in all our tribulation.

5 For indeed, ^awhen we came to Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but ^bwe were troubled on every side. ^cOutside were conflicts, inside were fears.

6 Nevertheless ^aGod, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by ^bthe coming of Titus,

7 and not only by his coming, but also by the¹ consolation 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 even more.

8 For even if I made you ^asorry with my letter, I do not regret it; ^bthough I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.

9 Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing.

10 For ^agodly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; ^bbut the sorrow of the world produces death.

11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what ^aclearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be ^bclear in this matter.

12 Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, ^abut that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.

Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 7:3

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American Standard Version
I say it not to condemn `you': for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.

Amplified® Bible
I do not say this to reproach {or} condemn [you], for I have said before that you are [nested] in our hearts, [and you will remain there] together [with us], whether we die or live.

Contemporary English Version
I am not saying this to be hard on you. But, as I have said before, you will always be in our thoughts, whether we live or die.

Darby English Version
I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.

Good News Bible
I do not say this to condemn you; for, as I have said before, you are so dear to us that we are always together, whether we live or die.

International Standard Version
I am not saying this to condemn you. I told you before that you are in our hearts to die together and to live together.

King James Version
I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

New American Standard Bible
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.

New International Version
I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts that we would live or die with you.

New King James Version
I do not say this to condemn; for I have said before that you are in our hearts, to die together and to live together.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I do not speak to condemn you, for I have said before that you remain in our hearts to die together and to live together.

Young's Literal Translation
not to condemn you do I say `it', for I have said before that in our hearts ye are to die with and to live with;

New English Translation
I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before¹ that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.²

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