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1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
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2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
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3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
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4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
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5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
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6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
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7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
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8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
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9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
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10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
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11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
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12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
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13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
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14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
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15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
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16 To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
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17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
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- 1 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.
- 2 For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful?
- 3 This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be the joy of you all.
- 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
- 5 But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree—in order not to say too much—to all of you.
- 6 Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority,
- 7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
- 8 Wherefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
- 9 For to this end also I wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
- 10 But one whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
- 11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
- 12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,
- 13 I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.
- 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
- 15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
- 16 to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
- 17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
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