2 Corinthians 7:7

7:7 We were encouraged ¹  not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement ²  you gave ³  him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, ⁴  your deep concern ⁵  for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

2 Corinthians 7:11-12

7:11 For see what this very thing, this sadness ⁶  as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, ⁷  what indignation, ⁸  what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, ⁹  what punishment! ¹⁰  In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. 7:12 So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf ¹¹  before God.

[7:7]  ¹ tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “We were encouraged.”

[7:7]  ² tn Or “comfort,” “consolation.”

[7:7]  ³ tn Grk “by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you.” The passive construction was translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the repeated word “encouraged” was replaced in the translation by “gave” to avoid redundancy in the translation.

[7:7]  ⁴ tn Or “your grieving,” “your deep sorrow.”

[7:7]  ⁵ tn Or “your zeal.”

[7:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “this very thing, to be grieved.”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn The words “of yourselves” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[7:11]  ⁸ sn What indignation refers to the Corinthians’ indignation at the offender.

[7:11]  ⁹ tn Or “what zeal.”

[7:11]  ¹⁰ sn That is, punishment for the offender.

[7:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk “but in order that your eagerness on our behalf might be revealed to you.”