2 Corinthians 6:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

We are not holding back on our love for you, but you are holding back on your love for us.

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And at this very moment, God deeply desires to lead you from trouble and to spread your table with your favourite food.

Your road won't be blocked, and you won't stumble when you run.

It's better to enjoy what we have than always to want something else, because that makes no more sense than chasing the wind.

Descendants of Jacob, is it right for you to claim that the LORD did what he did because he was angry? Doesn't he always bless those who do right?

But the gate to life is very narrow. The road that leads there is so hard to follow that only a few people find it.

We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don't know what to do, we never give up.

Make a place for us in your hearts! We haven't ill-treated or hurt anyone. We haven't cheated anyone.

God himself knows how much I want to see you. He knows that I care for you in the same way that Christ Jesus does.

If we have all we need and see one of our own people in need, we must have pity on that person, or else we cannot say we love God.