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2 Corinthians 7 - Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)

September 22
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King James and other versions... [http://bibleabc.net/bible/kjv/2cor7-1.htm]
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7 1Dear friends, we have these promises [from God]. So we should make ourselves
pure--free from anything that makes our body or our soul unclean. We should try
to become perfect in the way we live, because we respect God.

Paul's Joy
2Open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to any person. We have not ruined
[the faith of] any person, and we have not cheated any person. 3I do not say this
to blame you. I told you before that we love you so much that we would live or die
with you. 4I feel very sure of you. I am very proud of you. You give me much courage.
And in all of our troubles I have great joy.
5When we came into Macedonia, we had no rest. We found trouble all around us. We
had fighting on the outside and fear on the inside. 6But God comforts people who
are troubled. And God comforted us when Titus came. 7We were comforted by his coming
and also by the comfort that you gave him. Titus told us about your wish to see
me. He told us that you are very sorry for the things you did. And Titus told me
about your great care for me. When I heard this, I was much happier. 8Even if the
letter I wrote you made you sad, I am not sorry I wrote it. I know that letter made
you sad, and I was sorry for that. But it made you sad only for a short time. 9Now
I am happy. My happiness is not because you were made sad. I am happy because your
sorrow made you change your hearts. You became sad like God wanted. So you were
not hurt by us in any way. 10Being sorry like God wants makes a person change his
heart and life. This leads a person to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that.
But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death. 11You had the kind of sorrow
God wanted you to have. Now see what that sorrow has brought you: That sorrow has
made you very serious. It made you want to prove that you were not wrong. It made
you angry and afraid. It made you want [to see me]. It made you care. It made you
want the right thing to be done. You proved that you were not guilty in any part
of that problem. 12I wrote that letter, but not because of the one who did the
wrong. And it was not written because of the person who was hurt. But I wrote that
letter so that you could see, before God, the great care that you have for us. 13That
is why we were comforted. We were very comforted. And we were even happier to see
that Titus was so happy. All of you made him feel good. 14I boasted to Titus about
you. And you showed that I was right. Everything that we said to you was true. And
you have proved that the things that we boasted about to Titus are true. 15And his
love for you is stronger when he remembers that you were all ready to obey. You
welcomed him with respect and fear. 16I am very happy that I can trust you fully.
"Taken from the HOLY BIBLE: EASY-TO-READ VERSION © 2001 by World Bible Translation
Center, Inc. and used by permission."
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