1Ταύταςοὖνἔχοντεςτὰςἐπαγγελίας,ἀγαπητοί,we should cleanseἑαυτοὺςἀπὸπαντὸςdefilementσαρκὸςκαὶπνεύματος,perfectingholinessἐνthe fearΘεοῦ.2Make room forἡμᾶς·οὐδέναwe have wronged,οὐδέναwe have corrupted,οὐδέναwe have exploited.3πρὸςcondemnationοὐλέγω·I have before saidγὰρὅτιἐνταῖςκαρδίαιςἡμῶνἐστεεἰςτὸto die together,καὶto live together.4πολλήμοιboldnessπρὸςὑμᾶς,πολλήμοιboastingὑπὲρὑμῶν·πεπλήρωμαιτῇwith encouragement;I overaboundτῇχαρᾷἐπὶπάσῃτῇafflictionἡμῶν.5ΚαὶγὰρἐλθόντωνἡμῶνεἰςMacedonia,οὐδεμίανἔσχηκενrestἡσὰρξἡμῶνἀλλ᾽ἐνπαντὶwe are being pressed:on the outsideconflicts,withinfears.6ἀλλ᾽ὁπαρακαλῶντοὺςdowncastπαρεκάλεσενἡμᾶςὁΘεὸςἐντῇcomingof Titus,7οὐμόνονδὲἐντῇcomingαὐτοῦἀλλὰκαὶἐντῇcomfortᾗπαρεκλήθηἐφ᾽ὑμῖν,relatingἡμῖντὴνὑμῶνearnest desire,τὸνὑμῶνmourning,τὸνὑμῶνzealὑπὲρἐμοῦὥστεμεμᾶλλονχαρῆναι.8ὍτιεἰκαὶI have grievedὑμᾶςἐντῇletter,οὐI do regret it.εἰκαὶI did regret it;βλέπωγὰρὅτιἡletterἐκείνηεἰκαὶπρὸςὥρανgrievedὑμᾶς,9νῦνχαίρω,οὐχὅτιyou were grieved,ἀλλ᾽ὅτιyou were grievedεἰςrepentance;you were grievedγὰρκατὰΘεόν,ἵναἐνμηδενὶyou might suffer lossἐξἡμῶν.10ἡγὰρκατὰΘεὸνgrief,repentanceεἰςsalvationwithout regretproduces;ἡδὲτοῦκόσμουgrief,θάνατονproduces.11ἸδοὺγὰραὐτὸτοῦτοτὸκατὰΘεὸνto have been grieved,how muchhas producedὑμῖνearnestness,ἀλλὰreasoned defense,ἀλλὰindignation,ἀλλὰfear,ἀλλὰlonging,ἀλλὰzeal,ἀλλὰvindication!ἐνπαντὶyou have provedἑαυτοὺςinnocentεἶναιτῷmatter.12Soεἰκαὶἔγραψαὑμῖν,οὐχfor the sake ofτοῦhaving done wrong,οὐδὲfor the sake ofτοῦhaving suffered wrong,ἀλλ᾽for the sake ofτοῦbeing revealedτὴνearnestnessὑμῶντὴνὑπὲρἡμῶνπρὸςὑμᾶςἐνώπιοντοῦΘεοῦ.13διὰτοῦτοπαρακεκλήμεθα.Ἐπὶδὲτῇcomfortἡμῶνthe more abundantlyμᾶλλονἐχάρημενἐπὶτῇχαρᾷof Titus,ὅτιhas been refreshedτὸπνεῦμααὐτοῦἀπὸπάντωνὑμῶν·14ὅτιεἴτιαὐτῷὑπὲρὑμῶνI have boasted,οὐI was put to shame;ἀλλ᾽ὡςπάνταἐνἀληθείᾳἐλαλήσαμενὑμῖν,οὕτωςκαὶἡboastingἡμῶνἡἐπὶTitus,ἀλήθειαἐγενήθη.15καὶτὰaffectionsαὐτοῦmore abundantlyεἰςὑμᾶςἐστινrememberingτὴνπάντωνὑμῶνobedience,ὡςμετὰfearκαὶtremblingἐδέξασθεαὐτόν.16χαίρωὅτιἐνπαντὶI am confidentἐνὑμῖν.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.