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2 Corinthians 7:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 For see what a great earnestness your being saddened in a godly way produced in you, yes, clearing of yourselves, yes, indignation, yes, fear, yes, earnest desire, yes, zeal, yes, righting of the wrong!+ In every respect you demonstrated yourselves to be pure* in this matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 11 ἰδοὺ Look! γὰρ For αὐτὸ very τοῦτο this (thing) τὸ the κατὰ according to θεὸν God λυπηθῆναι to be saddened πόσην how much κατειργάσατο it worked down ὑμῖν to YOU σπουδήν, speed up, ἀλλὰ but ἀπολογίαν, defense, ἀλλὰ but ἀγανάκτησιν, indignation, ἀλλὰ but φόβον, fear, ἀλλὰ but ἐπιπόθησιν, longing, ἀλλὰ but ζῆλον, zeal, ἀλλὰ but ἐκδίκησιν· vengeance; ἐν in παντὶ everything συνεστήσατε YOU put in standing with ἑαυτοὺς selves ἁγνοὺς chaste εἶναι to be τῷ to the πράγματι. matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 For, look! this very thing, YOUR being saddened in a godly way,+ what a great earnestness it produced in YOU, yes, clearing of yourselves, yes, indignation, yes, fear, yes, longing, yes, zeal, yes, righting of the wrong!+ In every respect YOU demonstrated yourselves to be chaste in this matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 * For look what earnestness, nay, words of self-defense, nay, indignation, nay, fear, nay, longing, nay, jealousy, nay, castigation! every way you kept your skirts clean in the matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

American Standard Version
- 11 For behold, this selfsame thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly sort, what earnest care it wrought in you, yea what clearing of yourselves, yea what indignation, yea what fear, yea what longing, yea what zeal, yea what avenging! In everything ye approved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

The Emphasized Bible
- 11 For lo! this very thing—the being caused to grieve according to God:—What manner of diligence it wrought out in you,—nay! defence,—nay! sore displeasure,—nay! fear,—nay! earnest desire,—nay! jealousy,—nay! avenging. In every way ye shewed yourselves to be chaste in the matter.

2 Corinthians 7:11

King James Version
- 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.

2 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 7

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 7:11
  
  pure: Or “chaste; innocent.” The congregation in Corinth acted on the counsel Paul gave in his preceding letter by removing an immoral man from their midst. (1Co 5:1-5, 13; see study note on 2Co 7:9.) Because of that, the congregation could again be in a pure state, innocent of the wrongdoing committed. Still, Paul knew that to maintain such purity, they had to keep on the watch against sexual immorality. Later in this letter, he encourages them to do so.—2Co 12:20, 21.