2 Corinthians 2:6-8

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⁶For such a one this punishment by the majority is sufficient, ⁷so instead [of further rebuke, now] you should rather [graciously] forgive and comfort and encourage him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. ⁸Therefore I urge you to reinstate him in your affections and reaffirm your ^[a]love for him.

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2 Corinthians 2:8 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for other believers.