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2 Corinthians 7:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Open your hearts to us. We have not done wrong to anyone or caused harm to anyone. And we have not cheated anyone.

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If I needed something when I was with you, I did not trouble any of you. The brothers who came from Macedonia gave me all that I needed. I did not allow myself to be a burden to you in any way. And I will never be a burden to you.

When I was with you, I never wanted anyone’s money or fine clothes.

Don’t accept those who come to you but do not bring this teaching. Don’t invite them into your house. Don’t welcome them in any way.

People like that are not serving our Lord Christ. They are only pleasing themselves. They use fancy talk and say nice things to fool those who don’t know about evil.

“Whoever accepts you also accepts me. And whoever accepts me accepts the one who sent me.

And if the people in a home or a town refuse to welcome you or listen to you, then leave that place and shake the dust off your feet.

So Moses became very angry. He said to the Lord, “I never did anything wrong to these people. I never took anything from them—not even a donkey! Don’t accept their gifts!”

If you accept me as your friend, then accept Onesimus back. Welcome him like you would welcome me.

I am sending him back to you, but it’s as hard as losing part of myself.

When we were there with you believers, we were pure, honest, and without fault in the way we lived. You know, just as God does, that this is true.

Aristarchus, the one here in prison with me, sends you his greetings. Mark, the cousin of Barnabas, also sends his greetings. (I have already told you what to do about Mark. If he comes, welcome him.)

Welcome him in the Lord with much joy. Give honor to people like Epaphroditus.

I tell you again: No one should think that I am a fool. But if you think I am a fool, then accept me as you would accept a fool. Then I can boast a little too.

But we have turned away from secret and shameful ways. We don’t use trickery, and we don’t change the teaching of God. We teach the truth plainly. This is how we show people who we are. And this is how they can know in their hearts what kind of people we are before God.

This is what we are proud of, and I can say with a clear conscience that it is true: In everything we have done in the world, we have done it with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even truer in what we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

“If you go into a town and the people welcome you, eat the food they give you.




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