2 Corinthians 2

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¹ But I determined this within myself, not to return again to you in sorrow.	¹ But I determined this with myself, not to come to you again in sorrow.
² For if I make you sorrowful, then who is it that can make me glad, except the one who is made sorrowful by me?	² For if I make you sorrowful, who is he then that can make me glad, but the same who is made sorrowful by me?
³ And so, I wrote this same thing to you, so that I might not, when I arrive, add sorrow to sorrow for those with whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you in all things, so that my joy may be entirely yours.	³ And I wrote this same to you; that I may not, when I come, have sorrow upon sorrow, from them of whom I ought to rejoice: having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
⁴ For with much tribulation and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not so that you would be sorrowful, but so that you might know the charity that I have more abundantly toward you.	⁴ For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not that you should be made sorrowful: but that you might know the charity I have more abundantly towards you.
⁵ But if anyone has brought sorrow, he has not sorrowed me. Yet, for my part, this is so that I might not burden all of you.	⁵ And if any one have caused grief, he hath not grieved me; but in part, that I may not burden you all.
⁶ Let this rebuke be sufficient for someone like this, for it has been brought by many.	⁶ To him who is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, which is given by many:
⁷ So then, to the contrary, you should be more forgiving and consoling, lest perhaps someone like this may be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.	⁷ So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
⁸ Because of this, I beg you to confirm your charity toward him.	⁸ Wherefore, I beseech you, that you would confirm your charity towards him.
⁹ It was for this reason, also, that I wrote, so that I might know, by testing you, whether you would be obedient in all things.	⁹ For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things.
¹⁰ But anyone whom you have forgiven of anything, I also forgive. And then, too, anyone I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, it was done in the person of Christ for your sakes,	¹⁰ And to whom you have pardoned any thing, I also. For, what I have pardoned, if I have pardoned any thing, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ.
¹¹ so that we would not be circumvented by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his intentions.	¹¹ That we be not overreached by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his devices.
¹² And when I had arrived at Troas, because of the Gospel of Christ, and a door had opened to me in the Lord,	¹² And when I was come to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
¹³ I had no rest within my spirit, because I was not able to find Titus, my brother. So, saying goodbye to them, I set out for Macedonia.	¹³ I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but bidding them farewell, I went into Macedonia.
¹⁴ But thanks be to God, who always brings triumph to us in Christ Jesus, and who manifests the fragrance of his knowledge through us in every place.	¹⁴ Now thanks be to God, who always maketh us to triumph in Christ Jesus, and manifesteth the odour of his knowledge by us in every place.
¹⁵ For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ for God, both with those who are being saved and with those who are perishing.	¹⁵ For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.
¹⁶ To the one, certainly, the fragrance is of death unto death. But to the other, the fragrance is of life unto life. And concerning these things, who is so suitable?	¹⁶ To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?
¹⁷ For we are not like many others, adulterating the Word of God. But instead, we speak with sincerity: from God, before God, and in Christ.	¹⁷ For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God; but with sincerity, but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.