<vn='1'><sn="2192">Having</s><sn="3767">therefore</s><sn="5025">these</s><sn="1860">promises</s>, dearly <sn="27">beloved</s>, let us <sn="2511">cleanse</s><sn="1438">ourselves</s><sn="575">from</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="3436">filthiness</s> of the <sn="4561">flesh</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="4151">spirit</s>, <sn="2005">perfecting</s><sn="42">holiness</s><sn="1722">in</s> the <sn="5401">fear</s> of <sn="2316">God</s>. </v>
<vn='2'><sn="5562">Receive</s><sn="2248">us</s>; we have <sn="91">wronged</s> no <sn="3762">man</s>, we have <sn="5351">corrupted</s> no <sn="3762">man</s>, we have <sn="4122">defrauded</s> no <sn="3762">man</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>I <sn="3004">speak</s><sn="3756">not</s> this <sn="4314">to</s><sn="2633">condemn</s> you: <sn="1063">for</s> I have said <sn="4280">before</s>, <sn="3754">that</s> ye <sn="2075">are</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2588">hearts</s> to <sn="4880">die</s><sn="2532">and</s> live <sn="4800">with</s> you. </v>
<vn='4'><sn="4183">Great</s> is <sn="3427">my</s> boldness of <sn="3954">speech</s><sn="4314">toward</s><sn="5209">you</s>, <sn="4183">great</s> is <sn="3427">my</s><sn="2746">glorying</s><sn="5228">of</s><sn="5216">you</s>: I am <sn="4137">filled</s> with <sn="3874">comfort</s>, I am <sn="5248">exceeding</s><sn="5479">joyful</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="3956">all</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2347">tribulation</s>. </v>
<vn='5'><sn="1063">For</s>, <sn="2532">when</s><sn="2257">we</s> were <sn="2064">come</s><sn="1519">into</s><sn="3109">Macedonia</s>, <sn="2257">our</s><sn="4561">flesh</s><sn="2192">had</s><sn="3762">no</s><sn="425">rest</s>, <sn="235">but</s> we were <sn="2346">troubled</s><sn="1722">on</s> every <sn="3956">side</s>; <sn="1855">without</s> were <sn="3163">fightings</s>, <sn="2081">within</s> were <sn="5401">fears</s>. </v>
<vn='6'><sn="235">Nevertheless</s><sn="2316">God</s>, that <sn="3870">comforteth</s> those that are cast <sn="5011">down</s>, <sn="3870">comforted</s><sn="2248">us</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3952">coming</s> of <sn="5103">Titus</s>; </v>
<vn='7'><sn="1161">And</s><sn="3756">not</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="3952">coming</s><sn="3440">only</s>, <sn="235 *2532">but</s><sn="1722">by</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3874">consolation</s><sn="3739">wherewith</s> he was <sn="3870">comforted</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="5213">you</s>, when he <sn="312">told</s><sn="2254">us</s><sn="5216">your</s> earnest <sn="1972">desire</s>, <sn="5216">your</s><sn="3602">mourning</s>, <sn="5216">your</s> fervent <sn="2205">mind</s><sn="5228">toward</s><sn="1700">me</s>; so <sn="5620">that</s><sn="3165">I</s><sn="5463">rejoiced</s> the <sn="3123">more</s>. </v>
<vn='8'><sn="3754">For</s><sn="1499">though</s> I made you <sn="3076 5209">sorry</s><sn="1722">with</s> a <sn="1992">letter</s>, I do <sn="3756">not</s><sn="3338">repent</s>, <sn="1499">though</s> I did <sn="3338">repent</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> I <sn="991">perceive</s><sn="3754">that</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="1565">same</s><sn="1992">epistle</s> hath made you <sn="3076 5209">sorry</s>, <sn="1499">though</s> it were but <sn="4314">for</s> a <sn="5610">season</s>. </v>
<vn='9'><sn="3568">Now</s> I <sn="5463">rejoice</s>, <sn="3756">not</s><sn="3754">that</s> ye were made <sn="3076">sorry</s>, <sn="235">but</s><sn="3754">that</s> ye <sn="3076">sorrowed</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="3341">repentance</s>: <sn="1063">for</s> ye were made <sn="3076">sorry</s> after a godly <sn="2596 2316">manner</s>, <sn="2443">that</s> ye might receive <sn="2210">damage</s><sn="1537">by</s><sn="2257">us</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3367">nothing</s>. </v>
<vn='10'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2596 2316">godly</s><sn="3077">sorrow</s><sn="2716">worketh</s><sn="3341">repentance</s><sn="1519">to</s><sn="4991">salvation</s> not to be repented <sn="278">of</s>: <sn="1161">but</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="3077">sorrow</s> of <sn="3588">the</s><sn="2889">world</s><sn="2716">worketh</s><sn="2288">death</s>. </v>
<vn='11'><sn="1063">For</s><sn="2400">behold</s><sn="5124">this</s> selfsame <sn="846">thing</s>, that <sn="5209">ye</s><sn="3076">sorrowed</s> after a godly <sn="2596 2316">sort</s>, <sn="4214">what</s><sn="4710">carefulness</s> it <sn="2716">wrought</s> in <sn="5213">you</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what clearing of <sn="627">yourselves</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what <sn="24">indignation</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what <sn="5401">fear</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what vehement <sn="1972">desire</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what <sn="2205">zeal</s>, <sn="235">yea</s>, what <sn="1557">revenge</s>! <sn="1722">In</s><sn="3956">all</s> things ye have <sn="4921">approved</s><sn="1438">yourselves</s> to <sn="1511">be</s><sn="53">clear</s><sn="1722">in</s> this <sn="4229">matter</s>. </v>
<vn='12'><sn="686">Wherefore</s>, <sn="1499">though</s> I <sn="1125">wrote</s> unto <sn="5213">you</s>, I did it <sn="3756">not</s> for his <sn="1752">cause</s> that had done the <sn="91">wrong</s>, <sn="3761">nor</s> for his <sn="1752">cause</s> that suffered <sn="91">wrong</s>, <sn="235">but</s> that <sn="2257">our</s><sn="4710">care</s><sn="5228">for</s><sn="5216">you</s> in the <sn="1799">sight</s> of <sn="2316">God</s> might <sn="5319">appear</s><sn="4314">unto</s><sn="5209">you</s>. </v>
<vn='13'><sn="1223 5124">Therefore</s> we were <sn="3870">comforted</s><sn="1909">in</s><sn="5216">your</s><sn="3874">comfort</s>: yea, <sn="1161">and</s><sn="4056">exceedingly</s> the <sn="3123">more</s><sn="5463">joyed</s> we <sn="1909">for</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5479">joy</s> of <sn="5103">Titus</s>, <sn="3754">because</s><sn="846">his</s><sn="4151">spirit</s> was <sn="373">refreshed</s><sn="575">by</s><sn="5216">you</s><sn="3956">all</s>. </v>
<vn='14'><sn="3754">For</s> if I have boasted any <sn="1536 2744">thing</s> to <sn="846">him</s><sn="5228">of</s><sn="5216">you</s>, I am not <sn="2617 3756">ashamed</s>; <sn="235">but</s><sn="5613">as</s> we <sn="2980">spake</s> all <sn="3956">things</s> to <sn="5213">you</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="225">truth</s>, <sn="2532">even</s><sn="3779">so</s><sn="2257">our</s><sn="2746">boasting</s>, <sn="3588">which</s> I made <sn="1909">before</s><sn="5103">Titus</s>, is <sn="1096">found</s> a <sn="225">truth</s>. </v>
<vn='15'><sn="2532">And</s><sn="846">his</s> inward <sn="4698">affection</s><sn="2076">is</s> more <sn="4056">abundant</s><sn="1519">toward</s><sn="5209">you</s>, whilst he <sn="363">remembereth</s><sn="3588">the</s><sn="5218">obedience</s> of <sn="5216">you</s><sn="3956">all</s>, <sn="5613">how</s><sn="3326">with</s><sn="5401">fear</s><sn="2532">and</s><sn="5156">trembling</s> ye <sn="1209">received</s><sn="846">him</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>I <sn="5463">rejoice</s><sn="3767">therefore</s><sn="3754">that</s> I have <sn="2292">confidence</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="5213">you</s><sn="1722">in</s><sn="3956">all</s> things. </v>