所以，亲爱的，既然我们有这样的应许，就当洁净自己，除去身体和灵魂一切的污秽，藉着敬畏神，得以成圣。
保罗为教会悔改而欢喜
Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2宽宏大量地接纳我们吧！我们未曾亏负谁，未曾败坏谁，未曾占谁的便宜。Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man.
3我说这话，不是要定你们的罪，我已经说过，你们常在我们心里，我们情愿与你们同生共死。I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with you.
4我对你们很是放心，多多夸耀你们；我满有安慰，在我们一切患难中格外喜乐。Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
5我们从前到了马其顿的时候，身体没有丝毫安宁，反而到处遭患难，外有纷争，内有惧怕。For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.
6但那安慰灰心之人的神藉着提多来安慰了我们；Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;
7不但藉着他来，也藉着他从你们所得的安慰，安慰了我们，因为他把你们的思念，你们的哀恸，你们对我的热忱，都告诉了我，使我更加欢喜。And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
8即使我先前那封信使你们忧愁，后来我曾懊悔，如今却不懊悔；因为我知道，那封信使你们忧愁，不过是暂时的。For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
9如今我欢喜，不是因你们曾忧愁，而是因忧愁导致你们的悔改。你们依着神的意思忧愁，凡事就不至于因我们受亏损了。Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10因为依着神的意思而忧愁，就生出没有懊悔的悔改来，以致得救；但世俗的忧愁叫人死。For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
11你看，你们依着神的意思而忧愁，这在你们当中产生了何等的殷勤、甚至辩白、甚至愤慨、甚至恐惧、甚至渴望、甚至热忱、甚至责罚。在这一切事上，你们都表明自己是无可指责的。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.
12所以，虽然我从前写信给你们，却不是为那亏负人的，也不是为那受人亏负的，而是要在神面前把你们顾念我们的热忱表现出来。Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
13因此，我们得了安慰。在我们所得的安慰之外，又因你们众人使提多心里畅快喜乐，我们就更加欢喜了。
Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.
14我若对提多夸奖过你们什么，也不觉得惭愧，因为我对提多夸奖你们的话是真的，正如我对你们所说的话也向来都是真的。For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
15提多一想起你们众人的顺服，怎样恐惧战兢地接待他，他爱你们的心就越发热切了。And his inward affection is more abundant toward you, whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.
16我如今欢喜，因为我在一切事上对你们有信心。I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.