NASB — 2 Corinthians 7 — KJV

Paul Reveals His Heart

1 Therefore°, having° these° promises°, abeloved°, blet us cleanse° ourselves° from all° defilement° of flesh° and spirit°, perfecting° holiness° in the fear° of God°.

[1] aHe 6:9 b1P 1:15f

2aMake° room° for us [in your hearts]; we wronged° no° one°, we corrupted° no° one°, we took° advantage° of no° one°. 3 I do not speak° to condemn° you, for I have said° abefore° that you are bin our hearts° to die° together° and to live° together°. 4 Great° is my aconfidence° Iin you; great° is my bboasting° on your behalf°. I am filled° with ccomfort°; I am overflowing° with djoy° in all° our affliction°.

[2] a2Co 6:12f; 12:15
[3] a2Co 6:11f bPhp 1:7
[4] ILit toward a2Co 3:12 b2Co 7:14; 8:24; 9:2f; 10:8; Php 1:26; 2Th 1:4 c2Co 1:4 d2Co 6:10

5 ¶ For even° when we came° into aMacedonia° our flesh° had° no° rest°, but we were bafflicted° on every° side: cconflicts° without°, fears° within°. 6 But aGod°, who comforts° the Idepressed°, bcomforted° us by the coming° of cTitus°; 7 and not only° by his coming°, but also° by the comfort° with which° he was comforted° in you, as he reported° to us your longing°, your mourning°, your zeal° for me; so° that I rejoiced° even more°. 8 For though°° I acaused° you sorrow° by my letter°, I do not regret° it; though°° I did regret° it—[for] I see° that that letter° caused° you sorrow°, though°° only° for a while°9 I now° rejoice°, not that you were made° sorrowful°, but that you were made° sorrowful° to [the point of] repentance°; for you were made° sorrowful° according° to [the will of] God°, so° that you might not suffer° loss° in anything° Ithrough° us. 10 For the sorrow° that is according° to [the will of] God° produces° a arepentance° Iwithout° regret°, [leading] to salvation°, but the sorrow° of the world° produces° death°. 11 For behold° what° earnestness° this° very° thing°, this° Igodly°° sorrow°, has produced° in you: what° vindication° of yourselves, what° indignation°, what° fear°, what° alonging°, what° zeal°, what° bavenging° of wrong°! In everything° you cdemonstrated° yourselves° to be innocent° in the matter°. 12 So° although°° aI wrote° to you, [it was] not for the sake° of bthe offender° nor° for the sake° of the one offended°, but that your earnestness° on our behalf° might be made° known° to you in the sight° of God°. 13 For this° reason° we have been acomforted°.

¶ And besides° our comfort°, we rejoiced° even° much° more° for the joy° of bTitus°, because° his cspirit° has been refreshed° by you all°. 14 For if° in anything° I have aboasted° to him about° you, I was not put° to shame°; but as we spoke° all° things° to you in truth°, so° also° our boasting° before° bTitus° proved° to be [the] truth°. 15 His Iaffection° abounds° all° the more° toward° you, as he remembers° the aobedience° of you all°, how° you received° him with bfear° and trembling°. 16 I rejoice° that in everything° aI have° confidence° in you.

[5] aRo 15:26; 2Co 2:13 b2Co 4:8 cDt 32:25
[6] IOr humble a2Co 1:3f b2Co 7:13 c2Co 2:13; 7:13f
[8] a2Co 2:2
[9] ILit from
[10] IOr leading to a salvation without regret aAc 11:18
[11] ILit sorrow according to God a2Co 7:7 b2Co 2:6 cRo 3:5
[12] a2Co 2:3, 9; 7:8 b1Co 5:1f
[13] a2Co 7:6 b2Co 2:13; 7:6, 14 c1Co 16:18
[14] a2Co 7:4; 8:24; 9:2f; 10:8; Php 1:26; 2Th 1:4 b2Co 2:13; 7:6, 13
[15] ILit inward parts a2Co 2:9 b1Co 2:3; Php 2:12
[16] a2Co 2:3


New American Standard Bible
Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995
by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved.
For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries
Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.

He proceedeth in exhorting them to purity of life,

1 ¶ Havingºª thereforeº theseº promises,º dearly beloved,º let us cleanseºª ourselvesº fromº allº filthinessº of the fleshº andº spirit,º perfectingºª holinessº inº the fearº of God.º

[1] 2Ch 19:9; Ps 19:9; 51:10; 119:9; Pv 8:13; 16:6; 20:9; 30:12; Is 1:16; 55:7; Jr 4:14; 13:27; Ezk 18:30; 36:25; Mt 5:8, 48; 12:33; 23:25; Lk 11:39; Ac 9:31; Ro 5:20; 6:1; 1Co 6:20; 2Co 1:20; 6:17; Ep 2:3; 4:12; Php 3:12; 1Th 3:13; 4:7; 5:23; Tit 2:11; He 4:1; 12:23, 28; Jm 4:8; 1P 1:22; 2:11; 5:10; 2P 1:4; 1Jn 1:7, 9; 3:3.

and to bear him like affection as he doth to them.

2 Receiveºª us;º we have wrongedºª no man,º we have corruptedºª no man,º we have defraudedºª no man.º

[2] Nu 16:15; 1S 12:3; Mt 10:14, 40; Lk 10:8; Ac 20:33; Ro 16:18; 2Co 1:12; 4:2; 6:3; 11:9, 16; 12:14; Php 2:29; Col 4:10; 1Th 2:3, 10; 2Th 3:7; Phm 1:12, 17; 2Jn 1:10; 3Jn 1:8.

Whereof lest he might seem to doubt, he declareth what comfort he took in his afflictions, by the report which Titus gave of their godly sorrow, which his former epistle had wrought in them,

3 I speakºª notº [this] toº condemnº [you]: forº I have said before,ºª thatº ye areºª inº ourº heartsº to¹ dieºª andº live withºª [you]. 4 Greatº [is] myº boldness of speechº towardº you,º greatº [is] myº gloryingº ofº you:º I am filledºª with comfort,º I am exceedingºª joyfulº inº allº ourº tribulation.º 5 For,º¹ when² weº were comeºª intoº Macedonia,º ourº fleshº hadºª noº rest,º butº we were troubledºª onº every side;º withoutº [were] fightings,º withinº [were] fears.º 6 Neverthelessº God,º that comfortethºª those that are cast down,º comfortedºª usº byº the² comingº of Titus;º 7 Andº not¹² byº hisº comingº only,º butºº byº the² consolationº wherewithº he was comfortedºª inº you,º when he toldºª usº yourº earnest desire,º yourº mourning,º yourº fervent mindº towardº me;º so¹ that² Iº rejoicedºª the more.º 8 Forº thoughº I made¹ª you¹ sorryºª² withº a letter,º I do¹ª notº repent,ºª thoughº I did repent:ºª forº I perceiveºª thatº the² sameº epistleº hath made¹ª you¹ sorry,ºª² though² [it were] but¹ forº a season.º 9 Nowº I rejoice,ºª notº thatº ye were made sorry,ºª butº thatº ye sorrowedºª toº repentance:º forº ye were made sorryºª after¹ a godly manner,º² thatº ye might receive damageºª byº usº inº nothing.º 10 Forº godlyºº sorrowº workethºª repentanceº toº salvationº not to be repented of:º butº the² sorrowº of the² worldº workethºª death.º 11 Forº beholdºª thisº selfsame thing,º that¹ ye² sorrowedºª after¹ a godly sort,º² whatº carefulnessº it wroughtºª in you,º yea,º [what] clearing of yourselves,º yea,º [what] indignation,º yea,º [what] fear,º yea,º [what] vehement desire,º yea,º [what] zeal,º yea,º [what] revenge!º Inº allº [things] ye have approvedºª yourselvesº to beºª clearº inº this matter.º 12 Wherefore,º thoughº I wroteºª unto you,º [I did it] notº for his causeº that had done the wrong,ºª norº for his causeº that suffered wrong,ºª butº that¹ ourº careº forº youº in the sightº of Godº might appearºª untoº you.º

[3] Ru 1:16; 1Co 4:14; 2Co 2:4; 3:2; 6:11; 7:12; 11:11; 12:15; 13:10; Php 1:8; 1Th 2:8.
[4] Ac 5:41; Ro 5:3; 1Co 1:4; 2Co 1:4, 14; 2:14; 3:12; 6:10, 11; 7:6; 9:2; 10:1; 11:21; Ep 6:19; Php 1:20; 2:17; Col 1:24; 1Th 2:2, 19; 3:7; Jm 1:2.
[5] Gn 8:9; Dt 32:25; Jb 18:11; Is 33:12; Jr 6:25; 8:18; 20:10; 45:3; Mt 11:28; Ac 20:1; 1Co 15:31; 16:5; 2Co 1:16; 2:3, 9, 13; 4:8; 11:23, 29; 12:20; Ga 4:11, 19; 1Th 3:5.
[6] Is 12:1; 51:12; 57:15, 18; 61:1; Jr 31:13; Mt 5:4; Jn 14:16; Ro 15:5; 1Co 16:17; 2Co 1:3; 2:13, 14; Php 2:1; 1Th 3:2, 6; 2Th 2:16; 3Jn 1:2.
[7] Jg 2:4; Ps 6:1; 30:5; 31:9; 38:18; 51:1; 126:5; 141:5; Pv 9:8; Jr 31:18; Mt 5:4; 26:75; Lk 22:44; Ac 11:23; Ro 1:12; 2Co 1:14; 2:3, 9; 5:2; 7:10, 11; 8:16; Php 1:20; Col 2:5; 1Th 3:6, 8; He 2:1; Jm 4:9; 5:17; 2Jn 1:4; Jde 1:3.
[8] Ex 5:22; Jr 20:7; Lm 3:32; Mt 26:21; Lk 22:61; Jn 16:6; 21:17; 2Co 2:2; 7:6, 11; He 12:9; Rv 3:19.
[9] Ec 7:3; Is 6:9; Jr 31:18; Zc 12:10; Lk 15:7, 10, 17, 32; Ac 20:21; 2Co 1:12; 2:16; 7:6, 10; 10:8; 13:8.
[10] Gn 4:13; 30:1; 1S 30:6; 2S 12:13; 13:4; 17:23; 1K 8:47; 21:4; Jb 33:27; Pv 15:13, 15; 17:22; 18:14; Jr 31:9; Ezk 7:16; 18:27; Jna 3:8, 10; 4:9; Mt 21:28; 26:75; 27:4; Lk 15:10; 18:13; Ac 3:19; 11:18; 2Co 12:21; 2Ti 2:25; He 12:17.
[11] Gn 44:6; 2S 12:5; Ne 5:6; 13:25; Jb 42:6; Ps 2:11; 35:13; 38:9; 42:1; 69:9; 119:139; 130:6; 145:19; Pv 14:16; 28:14; So 8:6; Is 26:8; 66:2; Jr 31:18; Dn 6:14; Zc 12:10; Mt 5:29; Mk 3:5; 9:43; Jn 2:17; Ac 17:16; Ro 11:20; 14:18; 1Co 5:2, 13; 12:25; 2Co 6:4; 7:1, 7, 9; 9:2; 13:7; Ep 4:26; 5:11; Php 2:12; 1Ti 5:21; 2Ti 2:15; Tit 3:8; He 4:1; 12:15; 1P 1:17; 2:2; Jde 1:23; Rv 3:19.
[12] 1Co 5:1; 2Co 2:4, 9, 17; 11:11, 28; 1Ti 3:5.

and of their lovingkindness and obedience towards Titus, answerable to his former boastings of them.

13 Thereforeºº we were comfortedºª inº yourº comfort:º yea, andº exceedinglyº the moreº joyed² we¹ª forº the² joyº of Titus,º becauseº hisº spiritº was refreshedºª byº youº all.º 14 Forº if I have boasted¹ª any thingº² to himº ofº you,º I am¹ª not¹ ashamed;ºª² butº asº we spakeºª all thingsº to youº inº truth,º evenº soº ourº boasting,º whichº [I made] beforeº Titus,º is foundºª a truth.º 15 Andº hisº inward affectionº isºª more abundantº towardº you,º whilst he rememberethºª the² obedienceº of youº all,º howº withº fearº andº tremblingº ye receivedºª him.º 16 I rejoiceºª therefore² thatº I have confidenceºª inº youº inº allº [things].

[13] Ro 12:15; 15:32; 1Co 12:26; 13:5; 16:13; 2Co 2:3; 7:15; Php 2:28; 2Ti 1:16; Phm 1:20; 1P 3:8.
[14] 2Co 1:18; 7:4; 8:24; 9:2.
[15] Gn 43:30; 1K 3:26; Ezr 9:4; 10:9; Jb 21:6; Ps 2:11; 119:120; So 5:4; Is 66:2; Ho 13:1; Ac 16:29; 2Co 2:9; 6:12; 7:10; 10:5; Ep 6:5; Php 1:8; 2:12; Col 3:12; 2Th 3:14; 1Jn 3:17.
[16] 2Th 3:4; Phm 1:8, 21.


KJV 1769 King James Bible Authorized Version (Student's Edition)
©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved.
For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries
Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map
©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved.
For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp].

2 Corinthians 7 Top of NASB New American Standard Bible KJV King James Version Red-Letter Strong's Concordance Numbers Cross References & Footnotes


 ChatBible.com  |  Lexicon & Concordance  |  1611Bible.com 
 Download  |  Contact  |  About  | Become a fan.