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2 Corinthians 7:2

Good News Translation

Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one; we have ruined no one, nor tried to take advantage of anyone.

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Moses became angry and said to the Lord, “Do not accept any offerings these men bring. I have not wronged any of them; I have not even taken one of their donkeys.”

And if some home or town will not welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.

“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.

Whenever you go into a town and are made welcome, eat what is set before you,

I have not wanted anyone's silver or gold or clothing.

For those who do such things are not serving Christ our Lord, but their own appetites. By their fine words and flattering speech they deceive innocent people.

We are proud that our conscience assures us that our lives in this world, and especially our relations with you, have been ruled by God-given frankness and sincerity, by the power of God's grace and not by human wisdom.

I repeat: no one should think that I am a fool. But if you do, at least accept me as a fool, just so I will have a little to boast of.

And during the time I was with you I did not bother you for help when I needed money; the believers who came from Macedonia brought me everything I needed. As in the past, so in the future: I will never be a burden to you!

We put aside all secret and shameful deeds; we do not act with deceit, nor do we falsify the word of God. In the full light of truth we live in God's sight and try to commend ourselves to everyone's good conscience.

Receive him, then, with joy, as a believer in the Lord. Show respect to all such people as he,

Aristarchus, who is in prison with me, sends you greetings, and so does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas. (You have already received instructions to welcome Mark if he comes your way.)

You are our witnesses, and so is God, that our conduct toward you who believe was pure, right, and without fault.

I am sending him back to you now, and with him goes my heart.

So, if you think of me as your partner, welcome him back just as you would welcome me.

So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in your homes; do not even say, “Peace be with you.”




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