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2 Corinthians 7:12

10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.

13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.

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BSB
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
KJV
Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
WEB
So although I wrote to you, I wrote not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be revealed in you in the sight of God.
ASV
So although I wrote unto you, I [wrote] not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong, but that your earnest care for us might be made manifest unto you in the sight of God.
DARBY
So then, if also I wrote to you, [it was] not for the sake of him that injured, nor for the sake of him that was injured, but for the sake of our diligent zeal for you being manifested to you before God.
BLB
So even if I wrote to you⁺, [it was] not for the sake of the one having done wrong, nor for the sake of the one having suffered wrong, but for the sake of your⁺ earnestness for us being made manifest to you⁺ before God.
ÅB
Derfor, om jeg enn skrev til dere, så var det ikke for hans skyld som gjorde uretten, heller ikke for hans skyld som uretten ble gjort imot, men for at deres iver for oss kunne bli åpenbart hos dere for Guds åsyn.
OTB
Så selv om jeg skrev til dere, var det ikke for den skyldiges skyld eller for den fornærmedes skyld, men for at deres iver på våre vegne skulle bli åpenbart for dere i Guds øyne.
B1930
Derfor, om jeg enn skrev til eder, så var det ikke for hans skyld som gjorde uretten, heller ikke for hans skyld som uretten blev gjort imot, men forat eders iver for oss kunde bli åpenbaret hos eder for Guds åsyn.

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