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2 Corinthians 2

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

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

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 to cause you pain, 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 This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person.

⁷ As a result, you should instead forgive ⓛ and comfort him. Otherwise, he 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 Anyone you forgive, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for your benefit in the presence of Christ,

¹¹ 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, even though the Lord opened a door ⓒ for me,

¹³ I had no rest ⓓ in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. ⓔ Instead, I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia. ⓕ

¹⁴ But thanks be to God, ⓖ who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession 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. Who is adequate for these things?

¹⁷ For we do not market the word of God ⓝ for profit like so many. [3] On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

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1	In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit. [1]
2	For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me? [2]
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 to cause you pain, 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	This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person.
7	As a result, you should instead forgive ⓛ and comfort him. Otherwise, he 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	Anyone you forgive, I do too. For what I have forgiven — if I have forgiven anything — it is for your benefit in the presence of Christ,
11	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, even though the Lord opened a door ⓒ for me,
13	I had no rest ⓓ in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. ⓔ Instead, I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia. ⓕ
14	But thanks be to God, ⓖ who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession 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. Who is adequate for these things?
17	For we do not market the word of God ⓝ for profit like so many. [3] On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

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^{2 Corinthians 2:1 [8]} Traditionally wise men

^{2 Corinthians 2:6 [9]} Micah 5:2,4

^{2 Corinthians 2:15 [10]} Hosea 11:1

^{2 Corinthians 2:18 [11]} Jer. 31:15

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