2 Corintios 7
Riveduta 1927
1Poiché dunque abbiam queste promesse, diletti, purifichiamoci d’ogni contaminazione di carne e di spirito, compiendo la nostra santificazione nel timor di Dio.
2Fateci posto nei vostri cuori! Noi non abbiam fatto torto ad alcuno, non abbiam nociuto ad alcuno, non abbiam sfruttato alcuno.
3Non lo dico per condannarvi, perché ho già detto prima che voi siete nei nostri cuori per la morte e per la vita.
4Grande è la franchezza che uso con voi; molto ho da gloriarmi di voi; son ripieno di consolazione, io trabocco d’allegrezza in tutta la nostra afflizione.
5Poiché, anche dopo che fummo giunti in Macedonia, la nostra carne non ha avuto requie alcuna, ma siamo stati afflitti in ogni maniera; combattimenti di fuori, di dentro timori.
6Ma Iddio che consola gli abbattuti, ci consolò con la venuta di Tito;
7e non soltanto con la venuta di lui, ma anche con la consolazione da lui provata a vostro riguardo. Egli ci ha raccontato la vostra bramosia di noi, il vostro pianto, il vostro zelo per me; ond’io mi son più che mai rallegrato.
8Poiché, quand’anche io v’abbia contristati con la mia epistola, non me ne rincresce; e se pur ne ho provato rincrescimento (poiché vedo che quella epistola, quantunque per un breve tempo, vi ha contristati),
9ora mi rallegro, non perché siete stati contristati, ma perché siete stati contristati a ravvedimento; poiché siete stati contristati secondo Iddio, onde non aveste a ricevere alcun danno da noi.
10Poiché, la tristezza secondo Dio produce un ravvedimento che mena alla salvezza, e del quale non c’è mai da pentirsi; ma la tristezza del mondo produce la morte.
11Infatti, questo essere stati contristati secondo Iddio, vedete quanta premura ha prodotto in voi! Anzi, quanta giustificazione, quanto sdegno, quanto timore, quanta bramosia, quanto zelo, qual punizione! In ogni maniera avete dimostrato d’esser puri in quest’affare.
12Sebbene dunque io v’abbia scritto, non è a motivo di chi ha fatto l’ingiuria né a motivo di chi l’ha patita, ma perché la premura che avete per noi fosse manifestata presso di voi nel cospetto di Dio.
13Perciò siamo stati consolati; e oltre a questa nostra consolazione ci siamo più che mai rallegrati per l’allegrezza di Tito, perché il suo spirito è stato ricreato da voi tutti.
14Che se mi sono in qualcosa gloriato di voi con lui, non sono stato confuso; ma come v’abbiam detto in ogni cosa la verità, così anche il nostro vanto di voi con Tito è risultato verità.
15Ed egli vi ama più che mai svisceratamente, quando si ricorda dell’ubbidienza di voi tutti, e come l’avete ricevuto con timore e tremore.
16Io mi rallegro che in ogni cosa posso aver fiducia in voi.
Reina-Valera 1909
1ASÍ que, amados, pues tenemos tales promesas, limpiémonos de toda inmundicia de carne y de espíritu, perfeccionando la santificación en temor de Dios.
2Admitidnos: á nadie hemos injuriado, á nadie hemos corrompido, á nadie hemos engañado.
3No para condenaros lo digo; que ya he dicho antes que estáis en nuestros corazones, para morir y para vivir juntamente.
4Mucha confianza tengo de vosotros, tengo de vosotros mucha gloria; lleno estoy de consolación, sobreabundo de gozo en todas nuestras tribulaciones.
5Porque aun cuando vinimos á Macedonia, ningún reposo tuvo nuestra carne; antes, en todo fuimos atribulados: de fuera, cuestiones; de dentro, temores.
6Mas Dios, que consuela á los humildes, nos consoló con la venida de Tito:
7Y no sólo con su venida, sino también con la consolación con que él fué consolado acerca de vosotros, haciéndonos saber vuestro deseo grande, vuestro lloro, vuestro celo por mí, para que así me gozase más.
8Porque aunque os contristé por la carta, no me arrepiento, bien que me arrepentí; porque veo que aquella carta, aunque por algún tiempo os contristó,
9Ahora me gozo, no porque hayáis sido contristados, sino porque fuisteis contristados para arrepentimiento; porque habéis sido contristados según Dios, para que ninguna pérdida padecieseis por nuestra parte.
10Porque el dolor que es según Dios, obra arrepentimiento saludable, de que no hay que arrepentirse; mas el dolor del siglo obra muerte.
11Porque he aquí, esto mismo que según Dios fuisteis contristados, cuánta solicitud ha obrado en vosotros, y aun defensa, y aun enojo, y aun temor, y aun gran deseo, y aun celo, y aun vindicación. En todo os habéis mostrado limpios en el negocio.
12Así que, aunque os escribí, no fué por causa del que hizo la injuria, ni por causa del que la padeció, mas para que os fuese manifiesta nuestra solicitud que tenemos por vosotros delante de Dios.
13Por tanto, tomamos consolación de vuestra consolación: empero mucho más nos gozamos por el gozo de Tito, que haya sido recreado su espíritu de todos vosotros.
14Pues si algo me he gloriado para con él de vosotros, no he sido avergonzado; antes, como todo lo que habíamos dicho de vosotros era con verdad, así también nuestra gloria delante de Tito fué hallada verdadera.
15Y sus entrañas son más abundantes para con vosotros, cuando se acuerda de la obediencia de todos vosotros, de cómo lo recibisteis con temor y temblor.
16Me gozo de que en todo estoy confiado de vosotros.
King James Version
1Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
3I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
4Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
5For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
6Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
7And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11For 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.
12Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
13Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
14For 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.
15And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
16I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.
World English Bible
1Having therefore these promises, beloved, let’s cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2Open your hearts to us. We wronged no one. We corrupted no one. We took advantage of no one.
3I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.
4Great is my boldness of speech toward you. Great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort. I overflow with joy in all our affliction.
5For even when we had come into Macedonia, our flesh had no relief, but we were afflicted on every side. Fightings were outside. Fear was inside.
6Nevertheless, he who comforts the lowly, God, comforted us by the coming of Titus,
7and not by his coming only, but also by the comfort with which he was comforted in you while he told us of your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
8For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.
9I now rejoice, not that you were grieved, but that you were grieved to repentance. For you were grieved in a godly way, that you might suffer loss by us in nothing.
10For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world produces death.
11For behold, this same thing, that you were grieved in a godly way, what earnest care it worked in you. Yes, what defense, indignation, fear, longing, zeal, and vindication! In everything you demonstrated yourselves to be pure in the matter.
12So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
13Therefore we have been comforted. In our comfort we rejoiced the more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by you all.
14For if in anything I have boasted to him on your behalf, I was not disappointed. But as we spoke all things to you in truth, so our glorying also which I made before Titus was found to be truth.
15His affection is more abundantly toward you, while he remembers all of your obedience, how with fear and trembling you received him.
16I rejoice that in everything I am confident concerning you.