2 Corinthians 2

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Reasons for the apostle not coming to Corinth

But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow. But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
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 sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
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 unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
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 unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

Orders about restoring the sorry for sin offender

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). But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him; Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
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 contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts. Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
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 might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
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; To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

An account of his labours and success in spreading the gospel of Christ

Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord, Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
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 taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
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 unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
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 unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
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 we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
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, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
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