2 Corinthians 7:3

Love for others

¹ Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

² Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.

I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.

⁴ Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.

⁵ For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
KJV: I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
WEB: I say this not to condemn you, for I have said before that you are in our hearts to die together and live together.
ASV: I say it not to condemn [you]: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die together and live together.
DARBY: I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.
BLB: I do not speak for condemnation; for I have before said that you⁺ are in our hearts for [us] to die together and to live together.

ÅB: Dette sier jeg ikke for å fordømme dere; jeg har jo før sagt at dere er i våre hjerter for å dø med oss og leve med oss.
OTB: Jeg sier ikke dette for å fordømme dere, for jeg har nevnt tidligere at dere er i våre hjerter, for å dele både død og liv sammen.
B1930: Dette sier jeg ikke for å fordømme eder; jeg har jo før sagt at I er i våre hjerter for å dø med oss og leve med oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Philippians 1:8–9
God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
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2 Corinthians 6:11–12
We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide.
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Ruth 1:16–17
But Ruth replied: “Do not urge me to leave you or to turn from following you. For wherever you go, I will go, and wherever you live, I will live; your people will be my people, and your God will be my God.
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1 Thessalonians 2:8
We cared so deeply that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives as well. That is how beloved you have become to us.
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2 Corinthians 12:15
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
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2 Corinthians 11:11
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
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2 Corinthians 3:2
You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
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2 Corinthians 7:12
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.
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