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7:2 Paul’s happiness about those in Corinth

2 Please do accept us because we didn’t wrong anyone, and we didn’t corrupt or exploit anyone. 3 I’m not pronouncing condemnation because I’ve said previously that you all are in our hearts so together we’ll die and together we’ll live again. 4 I feel very bold towards you all and boast a lot about you. I’m filled with encouragement and even in our troubles I’m overflowing with happiness .

5 [ref]Actually, since we arrived in Macedonia we’ve had no physical rest but we’ve been oppressed in every way—on the outside there’s quarrels and on the inside we’ve had our fears, 6 but the God who comforts those who’re humble, comforted us with the arrival of Titos. 7 It wasn’t just his coming, but also because he’d been comforted by all of you. He told us about your longing for me, and your mourning for my troubles and your zeal for me, and it really cheered me up.

8 Yes, because even if I made you sad with my letter, I don’t regret sending it. (Well, for a while I was sad for you that I had sent the letter.) 9 Anyway, now I’m happy, not that it made you sad, but because that sadness led to turning away from your sin because that sorrow was according to God’s values so you didn’t lose anything because of us. 10 Because sorrow according to God’s values brings repentance that leads to salvation without regrets, but the world’s sorrow leads to death. 11 See how this sorrow according to God’s values has produced earnestness in you all, but also eagerness to clear yourselves, resentment, fear, longing, zeal, and vengeance. You have proved yourselves innocent in the matter in every area.

12 So if I also wrote to you all, not on account of the one having done wrong, nor on account of the one having been wronged, but on account of your earnestness that would be revealed to us all before God, 13 then we’ve been comforted because of this.

And talking about our comfort, we were quite thrilled at Titos’ happiness because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

14 Yes, if I’ve boasted anything about you all to him, I wasn’t disgraced, but as we spoke the truth to you all about everything, so also did our boasting to Titos become true 15 and his affection towards you all increased when he’s reminded about your obedience and how you accepted him with fear and trembling. 16 I’m thrilled that I can have confidence in you all about everything.

7:5: 2Cor 2:13.

2 Have _room for _us, no _one we _did _wrong, no _one we _corrupted, no _one we _exploited.
3 For/Because condemnation not I _am _speaking, because/for I _have _previously _said that you _all _are, in the hearts of _us in _order that to _die _together and to _be _living _together.
4 Great is to _me boldness toward you _all, great is to _me boasting for you _all, I _have _been _filled the with _exhortation, I _am _being _overflowed the with _joy in all the tribulation of _us.
5 For/Because also having _come of _us into Makedonia, not _one has _had relaxation the flesh of _us, but in everything being _oppressed, outside quarrels, inside fears.
6 But the one comforting the humble, comforted us the god by the coming of _Titos, 7 not and only by the coming of _him, but also by the comfort with _which he _was _comforted in you _all, declaring to _us the of _you _all longing, the of _you _all mourning, the of _you _all zeal for me, so _as for _me more to _be _elated.
8 Because if also I _sorrowed you _all in the letter, not I _am _regretting it.
if even I _was _regretting it (I _am _seeing that the letter that, if even for an_hour sorrowed you _all) 9 now I _am _rejoicing not that you _all _were _sorrowed, but that you _all _were _sorrowed into repentance, because/for you _all _were _sorrowed according _to god, in _order _that in nothing you _all _may _be _lost by us.
10 For/Because the according _to god sorrow, repentance to salvation unregrettable is _producing, and the of _the world sorrow, death is _producing.
11 For/Because see same thing this which according _to god to _be _sorrowed, how _much it _produced in _you _all earnestness:
but what defense, but what resentment, but what fear, but what longing, but what zeal, but what vengeance.
In everything you _all _demonstrated yourselves pure to _be in _the matter.
12 Consequently if also I _wrote to _you _all, not on _account the one having _done _wrong, nor on _account the one having _been _done _wrong, but on _account the thing to _be _revealed the earnestness of _you _all, which is for us to you _all before the god.
13 Because _of this we _have _been _comforted.
And to the comfort of _us, more _abundantly rather we _were _elated at the joy of _Titos, because has _been _refreshed the spirit of _him by all of _you.
14 Because if anything to _him about you _all I _have _boasted, not I _was _disgraced, but as all things in truth we _spoke to _you _all, thus also the boasting of _us to Titos truth was _become.
15 And the compassions of _him more _abundantly toward you _all is, being _reminded the of _all of _you obedience, how with fear and trembling you _all _received him.
16 I _am _rejoicing that in everything, I _am _having _confidence in you _all.

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