2 Corinthians 7:3

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Summary

2 Corinthians 7:3

I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.

To condemn

For

2 Corinthians 6:11

Ye

To die

1 Thessalonians 2:8

Bible References

To condemn

So although I did write to you, it was not on account of the offender, nor of the injured man, but in the sight of God to reveal to you your devotion to me.

For I was in great trouble and distress of mind when I wrote you, and I shed many tears as I did it, yet it was not to hurt your feelings, but to make you realize the extraordinary affection I have for you.

That is why I write this while I am away from you, so that when I come, I may not have to be harsh in my use of the authority the Lord has given me, for it was to build you up, not to pull you down.

I do not write this to you to make you ashamed, but for your instruction as my dear children.

For

I have kept nothing back from you, men of Corinth; I have opened my heart to you.

Ye

You are my recommendations, written on my heart, for everybody to read and understand.

And why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do.

And I will be glad to spend all I have and all I am for your sake. Are you going to love me the less for loving you so intensely?

For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.

To die

That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.