2 Corinthians 2:3-6

New International Version

³ I wrote as I did,^(A) so that when I came I would not be distressed^(B) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence^(C) in all of you, that you would all share my joy. ⁴ For I wrote you^(D) out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

Forgiveness for the Offender

⁵ If anyone has caused grief,^(E) he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it too severely. ⁶ The punishment^(F) inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.