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2 Corinthians 2

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ In fact, I made up my mind about this: [1] I would not come to you on another painful visit. [2]

² For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me? [3]

³ I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident ⓐ about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

⁴ For I wrote to you with many tears out of an extremely troubled and anguished heart — not that you should be hurt, but that you should know the abundant love I have for you.

⁵ If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree — not to exaggerate ⓑ — to all of you.

⁶ The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person.

⁷ As a result, you should instead forgive ⓒ and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.

⁸ Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

⁹ I wrote for this purpose: to test your character ⓓ to see if you are obedient ⓔ in everything.

¹⁰ If you forgive anyone, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for you in the presence of Christ.

¹¹ I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage ⓕ of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.

¹² When I came to Troas ⓖ to preach the gospel of Christ, the Lord opened a door ⓗ for me.

¹³ I had no rest ⓘ in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, ⓙ but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia. ⓚ

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, ⓛ who always puts us on display [4] in Christ [5] and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. ⓜ

¹⁵ For to God we are the fragrance ⓝ of Christ among those who are being saved ⓞ and among those who are perishing. ⓟ

¹⁶ To some we are an aroma of death ⓠ leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life ⓡ leading to life. And who is competent for this?

¹⁷ For we are not like the many [6] who market God’s message ⓢ for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

#	HCSB
1	In fact, I made up my mind about this: [1] I would not come to you on another painful visit. [2]
2	For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me? [3]
3	I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident ⓐ about all of you that my joy will also be yours.
4	For I wrote to you with many tears out of an extremely troubled and anguished heart — not that you should be hurt, but that you should know the abundant love I have for you.
5	If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree — not to exaggerate ⓑ — to all of you.
6	The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person.
7	As a result, you should instead forgive ⓒ and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.
8	Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.
9	I wrote for this purpose: to test your character ⓓ to see if you are obedient ⓔ in everything.
10	If you forgive anyone, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for you in the presence of Christ.
11	I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage ⓕ of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12	When I came to Troas ⓖ to preach the gospel of Christ, the Lord opened a door ⓗ for me.
13	I had no rest ⓘ in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus, ⓙ but I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia. ⓚ
14	But thanks be to God, ⓛ who always puts us on display [4] in Christ [5] and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. ⓜ
15	For to God we are the fragrance ⓝ of Christ among those who are being saved ⓞ and among those who are perishing. ⓟ
16	To some we are an aroma of death ⓠ leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life ⓡ leading to life. And who is competent for this?
17	For we are not like the many [6] who market God’s message ⓢ for profit. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

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