2 Corinthians 2

1 Bvt I determined thus in my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.

So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

2 For if I make you sorie, who is he then that shoulde make me glad, but ye same which is made sorie by me?

For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

3 And I wrote this same thing vnto you, lest when I came, I should take heauines of them, of whom I ought to reioyce: this confidence haue I in you all, that my ioye is the ioye of you all.

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.

4 For in great affliction, and anguish of heart I wrote vnto you with many teares: not that yee should be made sorie, but that ye might perceiue the loue which I haue, specially vnto you.

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.

5 And if any hath caused sorowe, the same hath not made mee sorie, but partly (lest I should more charge him) you all.

Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

6 It is sufficient vnto the same man, that hee was rebuked of many.

The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

7 So that nowe contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest the same shoulde bee swalowed vp with ouermuch heauinesse.

So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

8 Wherefore, I pray you, that you woulde confirme your loue towards him.

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

9 For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.

My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

10 To whome yee forgiue any thing, I forgiue also: for verely if I forgaue any thing, to whome I forgaue it, for your sakes forgaue I it in the sight of Christ,

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,

11 Lest Satan should circumuent vs: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises.

in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christs Gospell, and a doore was opened vnto me of the Lord,

Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I founde not Titus my brother, but tooke my leaue of them, and went away into Macedonia.

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.

14 Now thankes be vnto God, which alwaies maketh vs to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the sauour of his knowledge by vs in euery place.

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.

15 For wee are vnto God the sweete sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them which perish.

For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

16 To the one we are the sauour of death, vnto death, and to the other the sauour of life, vnto life: and who is sufficient for these things?

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?

17 For wee are not as many, which make marchandise of the woorde of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God in ye sight of God speake we in Christ.

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.