2 Corinthians 2
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1That's why I decided that I would avoid another sad visit with you. 2For if I make you sad, who will be there to make me happy? It won't be those I've made sad! 3That's why I wrote what I did, so that I wouldn't be sad over those who should make me happy. I was so sure that all of you would share in my happiness. 4I was crying many tears when I wrote to you, in great anguish and with a heavy heart—not to make you sad, but so you would know how much love I have for you.
5Not to put it too strongly, but the person caused more pain to all of you than to me. 6This person suffered enough punishment from the majority of you, 7so now you should forgive him and be kind to him. Otherwise he may sink into despair. 8So I urge you to publicly affirm your love towards him. 9That's why I wrote, so I could discoverer your true character and whether you're doing everything you were told to do. 10Anyone you forgive, I forgive too. What I have forgiven, whatever it may be, I have forgiven before Christ for your benefit. 11In this way Satan will not be able to take us in, because we know the tricks he thinks up.
12Now when I arrived in Troas to spread the good news of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me. 13But my mind wasn't at peace because I couldn't find my brother Titus. So I said goodbye and went over to Macedonia.#2:13. From Troas to Macedonia would involve a sea crossing.
14But praise be to God, who always leads us in a triumphal procession in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet scent of his knowledge wherever we go! 15We are like a fragrance of Christ to God, rising up from among those who are being saved as well as those who are dying. 16To those who are dying it is the smell of decay, while to those who are being saved it is the scent of life! But who is up to such an assignment? 17We are not like the majority who trade in the word of God for profit. Quite the opposite: we are sincere in sharing the word of God in Christ, knowing God is watching us.
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2 Corinthians 2
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1So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you. 2For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved? 3I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy. 4For I wrote to you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.
Forgiveness for the offender
5If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent – not to put it too severely. 6The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient. 7Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 9Another reason I wrote to you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven – if there was anything to forgive – I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
Ministers of the new covenant
12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and found that the Lord had opened a door for me, 13I still had no peace of mind, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
14But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16To the one we are an aroma that brings death; to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task? 17Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as those sent from God.
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