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)

الكتاب المقدس

1 فَإِذْ نِلْنَا هَذِهِ الْوُعُودَ، أَيُّهَا الأَحِبَّاءُ، لِنُطَهِّرْ أَنْفُسَنَا مِنْ كُلِّ مَا يُدَنِّسُ الْجَسَدَ وَالرُّوحَ، وَنُكَمِّلِ الْقَدَاسَةَ فِي مَخَافَةِ اللهِ.

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2 أَفْسِحُوا لَنَا مَكَاناً فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ: فَنَحْنُ لَمْ نُعَامِلْ أَحَداً مُعَامَلَةً ظَالِمَةً، وَلَمْ نُؤْذِ أَحَداً، وَلَمْ نَسْتَغِلَّ أَحَداً. 3 لَا أَقُولُ هَذَا لأُدِينَكُمْ. فَإِنَّكُمْ، كَمَا قُلْتُ سَابِقاً، فِي قُلُوبِنَا، حَتَّى إِنَّنَا نَمُوتُ مَعَكُمْ أَوْ نَحْيَا مَعَكُمْ! 4 كَبِيرَةٌ ثِقَتِي بِكُمْ، وَعَظِيمٌ افْتِخَارِي بِكُمْ. إِنِّي مُمْتَلِئٌ تَشْجِيعاً وَفَائِضٌ فَرَحاً فِي جَمِيعِ ضِيقَاتِنَا. 5 فَإِنَّنَا لَمَّا وَصَلْنَا إِلَى مُقَاطَعَةِ مَقِدُونِيَّةَ، لَمْ تَذُقْ أَجْسَادُنَا طَعْمَ الرَّاحَةِ، بَلْ وَاجَهَتْنَا الضِّيقَاتُ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ: إِذْ كَثُرَ حَوْلَنَا النِّزَاعُ، وَزَادَ فِي دَاخِلِنَا الْخَوْفُ. 6 إِلّا أَنَّ اللهَ، الَّذِي يُشَجِّعُ الْمَسْحُوقِينَ، أَمَدَّنَا بِالتَّشْجِيعِ بِمَجِيءِ تِيطُسَ إِلَيْنَا، 7 لا بِمَجِيئِهِ وَحَسْبُ، بَلْ بِالتَّشْجِيعِ الَّذِي لَقِيَهُ عِنْدَكُمْ. وَقَدْ أَخْبَرَنَا بِشَوْقِكُمْ، وَحُزْنِكُمْ، وَغَيْرَتِكُمْ عَلَيَّ، فَتَضَاعَفَ فَرَحِي. 8 فَإِذَا كُنْتُ قَدْ أَحْزَنْتُكُمْ بِرِسَالَتِي إِلَيْكُمْ، فَلَسْتُ نَادِماً عَلَى ذَلِكَ، مَعَ أَنِّي كُنْتُ قَدْ نَدِمْتُ، لأَنِّي أَرَى أَنَّ تِلْكَ الرِّسَالَةَ أَحْزَنَتْكُمْ وَلَوْ إِلَى حِينٍ. 9 وَأَنَا الآنَ أَفْرَحُ، لَا لأَنَّكُمْ قَدْ أُحْزِنْتُمْ، بَلْ لأَنَّ حُزْنَكُمْ أَدَّى بِكُمْ إِلَى التَّوْبَةِ. فَإِنَّكُمْ قَدْ أُحْزِنْتُمْ بِمَا يُوَافِقُ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ، حَتَّى لَا تَتَأَذَّوْا مِنَّا فِي أَيِّ شَيْءٍ. 10 فَإِنَّ الْحُزْنَ الَّذِي يُوَافِقُ مَشِيئَةَ اللهِ يُنْتِجُ تَوْبَةً تُؤَدِّي إِلَى الْخَلاصِ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ نَدَمٌ. وَأَمَّا حُزْنُ الْعَالَمِ فَيُنْتِجُ مَوْتاً. 11 فَانْظُرُوا، إِذَنْ، هَذَا الْحُزْنُ عَيْنُهُ الَّذِي يُوَافِقُ اللهَ، كَمْ أَنْتَجَ فِيكُمْ مِنَ الاجْتِهَادِ، بَلْ مِنَ الاعْتِذَارِ، بَلْ مِنَ الاسْتِنْكَارِ، بَلْ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ، بَلْ مِنَ التَّشَوُّقِ، بَلْ مِنَ الْغَيْرَةِ، بَلْ مِنَ الْعِقَابِ! وَقَدْ بَيَّنْتُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ أَنَّكُمْ أَبْرِيَاءُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الأَمْرِ. 12 إِذَنْ، كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْكُمْ مَا كَتَبْتُهُ سَابِقاً لَا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمُذْنِبِ وَلا مِنْ أَجْلِ الْمُذْنَبِ إِلَيْهِ، بَلْ لِكَيْ يَظْهَرَ لَكُمْ أَمَامَ اللهِ مَدَى حَمَاسَتِكُمْ لِطَاعَتِنَا. 13 لِهَذَا السَّبَبِ قَدْ تَعَزَّيْنَا. وَفَوْقَ تَعْزِيَتِنَا، فَرِحْنَا أَكْثَرَ جِدّاً لِفَرَحِ تِيطُسَ لأَنَّ رُوحَهُ انْتَعَشَتْ بِكُمْ جَمِيعاً. 14 فَإِذَا كُنْتُ قَدِ افْتَخَرْتُ لَهُ بِشَيْءٍ فِيمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِكُمْ، فَإِنِّي لَمْ أُخْجَلْ؛ وَإِنَّمَا كَمَا كَلَّمْنَاكُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِالصِّدْقِ، كَذَلِكَ كَانَ افْتِخَارُنَا بِكُمْ لِتِيطُسَ صَادِقاً أَيْضاً. 15 وَإِنَّ مَحَبَّتَهُ تَزْدَادُ نَحْوَكُمْ أَكْثَرَ جِدّاً عِنْدَمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ طَاعَتَكُمْ جَمِيعاً وَكَيْفَ اسْتَقْبَلْتُمُوهُ بِخَوْفٍ وَارْتِعَادٍ. 16 إِنِّي أَفْرَحُ بِكَوْنِي وَاثِقاً بِكُمْ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ.