2 Corinthians 2
1 And Y ordeynede this ilke thing at me, that Y schulde not come eftsoone in heuynes to you.
Bvt I determined thus in my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.
2 For if Y make you sori, who is he that gladith me, but he that is soreuful of me?
For if I make you sorie, who is he then that shoulde make me glad, but ye same which is made sorie by me?
3 And this same thing Y wroot to you, that whanne Y come, Y haue not sorewe on sorewe, of the whiche it behofte me to haue ioie. And Y triste in you alle, that my ioye is of alle you.
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.
4 For of myche tribulacioun and angwisch of herte Y wroot to you by many teeris, not that ye be sori, but that ye wite what charite Y haue more plenteuously in you.
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.
5 For if ony man hath maad me soreuful, he hath not maad me sorewful but a parti, that Y charge not you alle.
And if any hath caused sorowe, the same hath not made mee sorie, but partly (lest I should more charge him) you all.
6 This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon;
It is sufficient vnto the same man, that hee was rebuked of many.
7 so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse.
So that nowe contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest the same shoulde bee swalowed vp with ouermuch heauinesse.
8 For which thing Y biseche you, that ye conferme charite in to hym.
Wherefore, I pray you, that you woulde confirme your loue towards him.
9 For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient.
For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.
10 For to whom ye han foryyuen ony thing, also Y haue foryyue. For Y that that Y foryaf, yif Y foryaf ony thing, haue youun for you in the persone of Crist,
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,
11 that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis.
Lest Satan should circumuent vs: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises.
12 But whanne Y was comun to Troade for the gospel of Crist, and a dore was opened to me in the Lord,
Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christs Gospell, and a doore was opened vnto me of the Lord,
13 Y hadde not rest to my spirit, for Y foond not my brother Tite, but Y seide to hem farewel, and Y passide in to Macedonye.
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.
14 And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place;
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.
15 for we ben the good odour of Crist to God, among these that ben maad saaf, and among these that perischen.
For wee are vnto God the sweete sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them which perish.
16 To othere sotheli odour of deth in to deth, but to othere we ben odour of lijf in to lijf. And to these thingis who is so able?
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?
17 For we ben not as many, that don auoutrie bi the word of God, but we speken of clennesse, as of God, bifor God in Crist.
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.
