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Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.
And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.
Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise is in the gospel throughout all the churches;
Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.
And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.
For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it way too easily.
But though I be rude in speech, yet not in knowledge; but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all things.
Although I am not a polished speaker, I am certainly not lacking in knowledge. We have made this clear to you in every way possible.
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;
Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.
In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
In my frequent journeys, I have been in danger from rivers and from bandits, in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles, in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea and among false brothers,
Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come again, I will not spare:
But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
And I hope you will realize that we have not failed the test.
Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.
Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it:
For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it.
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.
If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker.
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing?
Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.
But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain.
I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain.
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand.
See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand!
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.
In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
In Him we were also chosen as God’s own, having been predestined according to the plan of Him who works out everything by the counsel of His will,
Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to youward:
Surely you have heard about the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for you,
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.
In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
Having lost all sense of shame, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more.
But ye have not so learned Christ;
But this is not the way you came to know Christ.
If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Surely you heard of Him and were taught in Him—in keeping with the truth that is in Jesus—
And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.
“that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on the earth.”
Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
Now I want you to know, brothers, that my circumstances have actually served to advance the gospel.
Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have.
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.
I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,
More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,
Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.
Nevertheless, we must live up to what we have already attained.
Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.
Join one another in following my example, brothers, and carefully observe those who walk according to the pattern we set for you.
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
Yes, and I ask you, my true yokefellow, to help these women who have labored with me for the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.
Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.
Nevertheless, you have done well to share in my affliction.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
I have all I need and more, now that I have received your gifts from Epaphroditus. They are a fragrant offering, an acceptable sacrifice, well-pleasing to God.
Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
because we have heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints—
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
the faith and love proceeding from the hope stored up for you in heaven, of which you have already heard in the word of truth, the gospel