2 Corinthians 2

1 But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

But I determined this with myself, not to come to you again in sorrow.

2 For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?

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 I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

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 out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

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 been a cause of sorrow, he has been so, not to me only, but in some measure to all of you (I say this that I may not be over-hard on you).

And if any one have caused grief, he hath not grieved me; but in part, that I may not burden you all.

6 Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;

To him who is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, which is given by many:

7 So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

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 For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.

Wherefore, I beseech you, that you would confirm your charity towards him.

9 And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.

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 if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;

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 Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.

That we be not overreached by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,

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 in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.

I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother; but bidding them farewell, I went into Macedonia.

14 But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.

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 a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;

For we are the good odour of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish.

16 To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?

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 the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.

For we are not as many, adulterating the word of God; but with sincerity, but as from God, before God, in Christ we speak.