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2 Corinthians 7:11

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

For consider how much diligence this very thing #– #this grieving as God wills #– #has produced in you: what a desire to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what deep longing, what zeal, what justice! In every way you showed yourselves to be pure  in this matter.

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Whoever serves Christ  in this way is acceptable to God and receives human approval.


Be diligent to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.


and not only by his arrival but also by the comfort he received from you. He told us about your deep longing, your sorrow, and your zeal  for me, so that I rejoiced even more.


God judges outsiders. Remove the evil person from among you.   ,


As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline.   So be zealous and repent.


save others by snatching them from the fire;  have mercy on others but with fear,  hating  even the garment  defiled by the flesh.


Like newborn infants, desire the pure milk of the word,  , so that by it you may grow up into your salvation,


If you appeal to the Father who judges impartially  according to each one’s work,  you are to conduct yourselves in reverence  during your time living as strangers.


Therefore, since the promise to enter his rest remains, let us beware  that none of you be found to have fallen short.


This saying is trustworthy.  I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed God might be careful to devote themselves to good works. These are good and profitable for everyone.


Therefore, my dear friends,  just as you have always obeyed,  so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.


Don’t participate in the fruitless  works of darkness, but instead expose them.


Be angry and do not sin.   , Don’t let the sun go down on your anger,


But we pray to God that you do nothing wrong #– #not that we may appear to pass the test, but that you may do what is right,  even though we may appear to fail.


For I know your eagerness, and I boast about you to the Macedonians,  ‘Achaia  has been ready since last year’, and your zeal  has stirred up most of them.


So then, dear friends, since we have these promises,  let us cleanse ourselves from every impurity of the flesh and spirit,  bringing holiness to completion  in the fear of God.


Instead, as God’s ministers, we commend ourselves in everything: by great endurance, by afflictions, by hardships, by difficulties,


This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person.


so that there would be no division  in the body, but that the members would have the same concern for each other.


And you are arrogant! Shouldn’t you be filled with grief  and remove from your congregation the one who did this?


True enough; they were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith.  Do not be arrogant, but beware,  ,


While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply distressed when he saw that the city was full of idols.


And his disciples remembered that it is written: Zeal   for your house will consume   me.   ,


After looking round at them with anger,  he was grieved at the hardness  of their hearts and told the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ So he stretched it out, and his hand was restored.


As soon as the king heard this, he was very displeased; he set his mind on rescuing Daniel  and made every effort until sunset to deliver him.


My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. This is the  Lord’s declaration. I will look favourably on this kind of person: one who is humble,  submissive   in spirit, and trembles at my word.


Yes, Lord, we wait for you in the path of your judgements. Our desire is for your name and renown.


Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death; jealousy is as unrelenting as Sheol. Love’s flames are fiery flames   – an almighty flame!


Happy is the one who is always reverent, but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.


A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool is easily angered and is careless.


I rebuked them, cursed them, beat some of their men, and pulled out their hair.  I forced them to take an oath  before God and said, ‘You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or yourselves!


I now rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.


Therefore, I reject my words and am sorry for them; I am dust and ashes.  ,


But if our unrighteousness highlights  God’s righteousness,  what are we to say?  I am using a human argument:  , Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?


This means one must not transgress against and take advantage  of a brother or sister in this manner, because the Lord is an avenger of all these offences, as we also previously told and warned you.


Publicly rebuke those who sin, so that the rest will be afraid.


But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peace-loving, gentle, compliant, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without pretence.





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