'Since2wehave3these1promises,5beloved,6let us cleanse7ourselves8from9every10defilement11of body12and13spirit,14bringing15holiness16to completion15in17the fear18of God.19 Make room in your [hearts]1for us.2We have wronged4no one,3we have corrupted6no one,5we have taken advantage8of no one.7 I do4not3say4thisto1condemn2you,for6I said before5that7you are12in8our11hearts,10to die together15and16to live together.17 I2am actingwith great1boldness3toward4you;5I7havegreat6pride8in9you;10I am filled11with comfort.13In17all18our21affliction,20I am overflowing14with joy.16 For2even1whenwe4came3into5Macedonia,6our12bodies11had8no7rest,9but13we wereafflicted16at14every [turn]15— fighting18without17andfear20within.19 But1God,9who comforts3the4downcast,5comforted6us7by10the11coming12of Titus,13 and3not1only2by4his7coming6but8also9by10the11comfort12with which13he was comforted14by15you,16as he told17us18ofyour20longing,21your23mourning,24your26zeal27for28me,29so that30I31rejoiced33still more.32 For1even3if2I made4you5grieve24with6myletter,8I do10not9regret it13— though1112I did regret13it,for15I see14that16that19letter18grieved24you,25though2021onlyfor22a while.23 As it is,1I rejoice,2not3because4you were grieved,5but6because7you were grieved8into9repenting.10For12you felt11a godly1314grief,11so that15you suffered18no17loss18through19us.20 For2godly34grief5produces10a repentance6that leadsto7salvation8without regret,9whereas12worldly14grief15produces17death.16 For2see1what9earnestness12this4godly67grief8has produced10in you,11but also13whateagerness to clear yourselves,14what15indignation,16what17fear,18what19longing,20what21zeal,22what23punishment!24At25every [point]26you have proved27yourselves28innocent29in the31matter.32 So1although23I wrote4to you,5it wasnot6for the sake of7the one8who did the wrong,9nor10for the sake of11the one12who suffered the wrong,13but14in order that15your20earnestness19for22us23might be revealed17to24you25in the sight26of God.28 Therefore12we are comforted.3And5besides4our own8comfort,7we rejoiced11still more10at12the13joy14of Titus,15because16his20spirit19has been refreshed17by21you23all.22 For1whatever23boasts I made7to him4about5you,6I was9not8put to shame.9But10just as11everything12we said15to you16[was]13true,14so17also18our21boasting20before23Titus24has proved26true.25 And1his4affection3for6you7is8even greater,5as he remembers9the10obedience13of you12all,11how14you received19him20with15fear16and17trembling.18 I rejoice,1because2I have5complete34confidence5in6you.7