2 Corinthians 2
1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
So I made up my mind that I would not come to you again in sorrow.
2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
For if I make you sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have made sorrowful?
3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
That is why I wrote to you as I did, so that when I came I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence about you all that my joy would be yours.
4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
For I wrote to you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you sorrow, but to let you know the abundant love I have for you.
5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
Now if anyone has caused sorrow, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure (not to put it too severely) to all of you.
6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
This punishment by the majority is enough for that person.
7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
So you should forgive and comfort him instead, so that he will not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.
8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
I wrote to you because I wanted to test your character and see if you would be obedient in everything.
10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
Now if you forgive anyone of anything, I also forgive him. For if I have forgiven anyone of anything, I have done it for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
so that we might not be exploited by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord.
13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
But I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. So I took leave of the people there and went on to Macedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Christ everywhere.
15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
For we are a sweet fragrance of Christ ascending to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
16 To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
to the latter we are a smell of death leading to death, but to the former we are a fragrance of life leading to life. And who is equal to such a task?
17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
For we are not like others who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak with sincerity in the presence of God, as men sent from God.
