2 Corinthians 2

1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

But I determined this with myself, that my next visit to you should not be in sorrow.

2 For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?

For if I make you sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but he that is made sorrowful by me?

3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you.

And I wrote about this very matter, that I might not on my coming have sorrow from those who ought to gladden me, having confidence in all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all.

4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorrowful, but that ye might know the exceeding love which I have for you.

5 But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.

But if any one hath caused grief, he hath caused it not to me alone, but in a measure, not to be too severe on him, to all of you.

6 This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;

Sufficient for such a one is this punishment, which was inflicted by the many;

7 so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

so that on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive, and console him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

8 Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.

9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

For to this end also I wrote, that I might know by putting it to the proof, whether ye are obedient in all things.

10 Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also; for what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,

11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

that Satan might not gain an advantage over us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

Now when I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, and a door had been opened to me by the Lord,

13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

But thanks be to God, who always exhibiteth us in triumph in Christ, and manifesteth through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place.

15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are saved and in those who perish:

For we are to God a sweet odor of Christ among those who are being saved, and those who are perishing;

16 to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

to the latter we are the odor of death, producing death; and to the former the odor of life, producing life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17 For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

For we are not as the many, who adulterate the word of God; but as from sincerity, but as from God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.