2 Corinthians 7 - New Life Version (NLV)

7 Since we have these great promises, dear friends, let us turn away from every sin of the body or of the spirit. Let us honor God with love and fear by giving ourselves to Him in every way.

His Love for the Corinthians

²Receive us into your hearts. We have done no wrong to anyone. We have not led anyone in the wrong way. We have not used anyone for our good. ³I do not say this to tell you that you are wrong. As I have said before, you have a place in our hearts and always will. If we live or die, we will be together. ⁴I trust you and am proud of you. You give me much comfort and joy even when I suffer.

⁵When we arrived in the country of Macedonia, we had no rest. We had all kinds of trouble. There was fighting all around us. Our hearts were afraid. ⁶But God gives comfort to those whose hearts are heavy. He gave us comfort when Titus came. ⁷Not only did his coming comfort us, but the comfort you had given him made me happy also. He told us how much you wanted to see us. He said that you were sad because of my trouble and that you wanted to help me. This made me happy.

⁸I am not sorry now if my letter made you sad. I know it made you sad, but it was only for awhile. ⁹I am happy now. It is not because you were hurt by my letter, but because it turned you from sin to God. God used it and you were not hurt by what we did. ¹⁰The sorrow that God uses makes people sorry for their sin and leads them to turn from sin so they can be saved from the punishment of sin. We should be happy for that kind of sorrow, but the sorrow of this world brings death. ¹¹See how this sorrow God allowed you to have has worked in you. You had a desire to be free of that sin I wrote about. You were angry about it. You were afraid. You wanted to do something about it. In every way you did what you could to make it right. ¹²I sent this. It was not written only because of the man who did the wrong or because of the one who suffered. ¹³All this has given us comfort. More than this, we are happy for the joy Titus has. His spirit has been made stronger by all of you. ¹⁴I told him how proud I was of you. You did not make me ashamed. What we said to Titus proved to be true. ¹⁵He loves you all the more. He remembers how all of you were ready to obey and how you respected him. ¹⁶I am happy that I can have complete trust in you.

2 Corinthians 7 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

7 Having, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God; 2 receive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud; 3 not to condemn you do I say [it], for I have said before that in ...
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2 Corinthians 7 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

7 Therefore, most dear-worthy brethren, we that have these promises, cleanse we us from all filth of the flesh and of the spirit, doing holiness in the dread of God.[a] 2 Take ye us; we have hurt no man, we have impaired no man [we have corrupted no man], we have beguiled no man. 3 I say not to yo...
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2 Corinthians 7 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

7 My dear people, since God has promised us these things, we should make ourselves clean. We should clean out everything that makes our lives or our spirits dirty. We should try to be altogether holy because we respect God with fear. 2 I do not say this to bring something against you. I have already...
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2 Corinthians 7 - World English Bible (WEB)

7 Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one. 3 I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before...
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2 Corinthians 7 - The Voice (VOICE)

The most important partnership in life is marriage. There are other kinds of union, but the union of husband and wife transcends any other. God created sexual intimacy as a unique gift to marriage. Its purpose goes beyond pleasure and procreation. As a man and a woman join their bodies together, the...
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2 Corinthians 7 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

7 Therefore, since we have these promises, loved ones, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Godly Sorrow and Joy2 Make room for us in your hearts. We wronged no one, ruined no one, took advantage of no one. 3 I do not say this to c...
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2 Corinthians 7 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit, and make holiness perfect in the fear of God. Paul’s Joy at the Church’s Repentance2 Open your hearts to us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advantage of no one...
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2 Corinthians 7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

2 Corinthians 7 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

7 Seeing then we have these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and spirit, and complete our sanctification in the fear of God. 2 Receive us. We have wronged no one. We have corrupted no one. We have defrauded no one. 3 I speak it not to your condemnat...
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2 Corinthians 7 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

7 So, my beloved people, with promises like these, let’s make ourselves clean from everything that defiles us, outside and inside, and let’s become completely holy in the fear of God. The God Who Comforts the Downcast2 Make room for us! We haven’t wronged anybody, we haven’t ruined anybody, we haven...
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2 Corinthians 7 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)

7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God. Paul’s Joy at the Church’s Repentance2 Make room in your hearts[a] for us; we have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have taken advant...
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2 Corinthians 7 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition (NRSVACE)

2 Corinthians 7 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

2 Corinthians 7 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

7 Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of flesh and of spirit, making holiness perfect in the fear of God.(A)Paul’s Joy at the Church’s Repentance2 Make room in your hearts[a] for us; we have wronged no one; we have corrupted no one; we have taken adv...
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2 Corinthians 7 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

He exhorts them to receive the promises of God thankfully. The Corinthians are commended for their obedience and love toward Paul. 7 Seeing that we have such promises, dearly beloveds, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of the flesh and spirit, and grow up to full holiness in the fear of G...
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2 Corinthians 7 - New Living Translation (NLT)

7 Because we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that can defile our body or spirit. And let us work toward complete holiness because we fear God. 2 Please open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone, nor led anyone astray, nor taken advantage of ...
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