Qorintiyim Bĕt (2 Corinthians) 2
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1And I decided this within myself, not to come to you again in sadness.
2For if I make you sad, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sad by me?
3And I wrote to you as I did, so that having come, I might not have sadness over those from whom I should have joy, trusting in you all that my joy is that of you all.
4For out of much pressure and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, not that you should be sad, but that you might know the love which I so richly have for you.
5But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not made me sad, but in some degree you all – not to be too harsh.
6For such a one this punishment, by the many, is sufficient,
7so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort, lest somehow such a one be swallowed up with too much sadness.
8So I appeal to you to confirm your love to him.
9Besides, I wrote for this purpose also, that I might know the proof of you, if you are obedient in all matters.
10And whom you forgive any matter, I do also. For indeed, if I have forgiven any matter, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the sight of Messiah,
11lest Satan should take advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his thoughts.
12And when I came to Troas for the Good News of Messiah, and a door was opened to me by the Master,
13I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titos my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went on to Makedonia.
14But thanks be to Elohim who always leads us on, to overcome in Messiah, and manifests through us the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.
15Because we are to Elohim the fragrance of Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
16To the one we are the smell of death to death, and to the other the fragrance of life to life. And who is competent for these?
17For we are not, as so many, adulterating the Word of Elohim for gain – but as of sincerity, but as from Elohim, in the sight of Elohim, we speak in Messiah.
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2 Corinthians 2
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1But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow. 2For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorry by me? 3And I wrote this very thing, 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. 4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
5But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. 6Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many; 7so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow. 8Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him. 9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things. 10But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the person of Christ; 11that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
12Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord, 13I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia. 14But thanks be unto God, which always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savour of his knowledge in every place. 15For we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and in them that are perishing; 16to the one a savour from death unto death; to the other a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as the many, corrupting 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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