1 H aving, then, these promises, beloved, may we cleanse ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting sanctification in the fear of God;

Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us purify ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in God's fear.

2 r eceive us; no one did we wrong; no one did we waste; no one did we defraud;

Receive us: we have injured no one, we have ruined no one, we have made gain of no one.

3 n ot to condemn you do I say, for I have said before that in our hearts ye are to die with and to live with;

I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.

4 g reat my freedom of speech unto you, great my glory on your behalf; I have been filled with the comfort, I overabound with the joy on all our tribulation,

Great my boldness towards you, great my exulting in respect of you; I am filled with encouragement; I overabound in joy under all our affliction.

5 f or also we, having come to Macedonia, no relaxation hath our flesh had, but on every side we are in tribulation, without fightings, within -- fears;

For indeed, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but afflicted in every way; without combats, within fears.

6 b ut He who is comforting the cast-down -- God -- He did comfort us in the presence of Titus;

But he who encourages those that are low, God, encouraged us by the coming of Titus;

7 a nd not only in his presence, but also in the comfort with which he was comforted over you, declaring to us your longing desire, your lamentation, your zeal for me, so that the more I did rejoice,

and not by his coming only, but also through the encouragement with which he was encouraged as to you; relating to us your ardent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I the more rejoiced.

8 b ecause even if I made you sorry in the letter, I do not repent -- if even I did repent -- for I perceive that the letter, even if for an hour, did make you sorry.

For if also I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret, if even I have regretted it; for I see that that letter, if even only for a time, grieved you.

9 I now do rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry to reformation, for ye were made sorry toward God, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us;

Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.

10 f or the sorrow toward God reformation to salvation not to be repented of doth work, and the sorrow of the world doth work death,

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

11 f or, lo, this same thing -- your being made sorry toward God -- how much diligence it doth work in you! but defence, but displeasure, but fear, but longing desire, but zeal, but revenge; in every thing ye did approve yourselves to be pure in the matter.

For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in you, but excusing, but indignation, but fear, but ardent desire, but zeal, but vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

12 I f, then, I also wrote to you -- not for his cause who did wrong, nor for his cause who did suffer wrong, but for our diligence in your behalf being manifested unto you before God --

So then, if also I wrote to you, not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.

13 b ecause of this we have been comforted in your comfort, and more abundantly the more did we rejoice in the joy of Titus, that his spirit hath been refreshed from you all;

For this reason we have been encouraged. And we the rather rejoiced in our encouragement more abundantly by reason of the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.

14 b ecause if anything to him in your behalf I have boasted, I was not put to shame; but as all things in truth we did speak to you, so also our boasting before Titus became truth,

Because if I boasted to him anything about you, I have not been put to shame; but as we have spoken to you all things in truth, so also our boasting to Titus has been truth;

15 a nd his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, remembering the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye did receive him;

and his affections are more abundantly towards you, calling to mind the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

16 I rejoice, therefore, that in everything I have courage in you.

I rejoice that in everything I am confident as to you.