2 Corinthians 2
Common English Bible
2 1 So I decided that, for my own sake, I wouldn’t visit you again while I was upset. 2 If I make you sad, who will be there to make me glad when you are sad because of me?
Paul’s former letter
3 That’s why I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I wouldn’t be made sad by the ones who ought to make me happy. I have confidence in you, that my happiness means your happiness. 4 I wrote to you in tears, with a very troubled and anxious heart. I didn’t write to make you sad but so you would know the overwhelming love that I have for you.
5 But if someone has made anyone sad, that person hasn’t hurt me but all of you to some degree (not to exaggerate). 6 The punishment handed out by the majority is enough for this person. 7 This is why you should try your best to forgive and to comfort this person now instead, so that this person isn’t overwhelmed by too much sorrow. 8 So I encourage you to show your love for this person.
9 This is another reason why I wrote you. I wanted to test you and see if you are obedient in everything. 10 If you forgive anyone for anything, I do too. And whatever I’ve forgiven (if I’ve forgiven anything), I did it for you in the presence of Christ. 11 This is so that we won’t be taken advantage of by Satan, because we are well aware of his schemes.
Paul’s ministry
12 When I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, the Lord gave me an opportunity to preach. 13 But I was worried because I couldn’t find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and went on to Macedonia.
14 But thank God, who is always leading us around through Christ as if we were in a parade. He releases the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere through us. 15 We smell like the aroma of Christ’s offering to God, both to those who are being saved and to those who are on the road to destruction. 16 We smell like a contagious dead person to those who are dying, but we smell like the fountain of life to those who are being saved.
Who is qualified for this kind of ministry? 17 We aren’t like so many people who hustle the word of God to make a profit. We are speaking through Christ in the presence of God, as those who are sincere and as those who are sent from God.
2 Corinthians 2
New International Version
2 1 So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.(A) 2 For if I grieve you,(B) who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved? 3 I wrote as I did,(C) so that when I came I would not be distressed(D) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(E) in all of you, that you would all share my joy. 4 For I wrote you(F) 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,(G) 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(H) inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient. 7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,(I) so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 9 Another reason I wrote you(J) was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.(K) 10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11 in order that Satan(L) might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.(M)
Ministers of the New Covenant
12 Now when I went to Troas(N) to preach the gospel of Christ(O) and found that the Lord had opened a door(P) for me, 13 I still had no peace of mind,(Q) because I did not find my brother Titus(R) there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.(S)
14 But thanks be to God,(T) who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma(U) of the knowledge(V) of him everywhere. 15 For we are to God the pleasing aroma(W) of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.(X) 16 To the one we are an aroma that brings death;(Y) to the other, an aroma that brings life. And who is equal to such a task?(Z) 17 Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit.(AA) On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity,(AB) as those sent from God.(AC)
2 Corinthians 2
Amplified Bible
Reaffirm Your Love
2 But I made up my mind not to grieve you with another painful visit. 2 For if I cause you grief [by a well-deserved rebuke], who then provides me enjoyment but the very one whom I have made sad? 3 And I [a]wrote this same thing to you, so that when I came, I would not be filled with sorrow by those who ought to make me glad, for I trusted in you and felt confident that my joy would be shared by all of you. 4 For I wrote to you out of great distress and with an anguished heart, and with many tears, not to cause you sorrow but to make you realize the [overflowing] love which I have especially for you.
5 But if [b]someone has caused [all this] sorrow, he has caused it not to me, but in some degree—not to put it too severely—[he has distressed and grieved] all of you. 6 For such a one this punishment by the majority is sufficient, 7 so instead [of further rebuke, now] you should rather [graciously] forgive and comfort and encourage him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 Therefore I urge you to reinstate him in your affections and reaffirm your [c]love for him. 9 For this was my purpose in writing, to see if you would stand the test, whether you are obedient and committed to following my instruction in all things. 10 If you forgive anyone anything, I too forgive [that one]; and what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of [and with the approval of] Christ, 11 to keep Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 Now when I arrived at Troas to preach the good news of Christ, even though a door [of opportunity] opened for me in the Lord, 13 my spirit could not rest because I did not find my brother Titus there; so saying goodbye to them, I left for Macedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us spreads and makes evident everywhere the sweet fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing; 16 to the latter one an aroma from death to death [a fatal, offensive odor], but to the other an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is adequate and sufficiently qualified for these things? 17 For we are not like many, [acting like merchants] peddling God’s word [shortchanging and adulterating God’s message]; but from pure [uncompromised] motives, as [commissioned and sent] from God, we speak [His message] in Christ in the sight of God.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 2:3 Many scholars believe the contents of the communication to which Paul refers in this verse are implied within vv 5-11, and again in 7:5-12.
- 2 Corinthians 2:5 The incident and offender to which Paul is referring is unclear, but it may have involved some affront or challenge to Paul’s position or authority during his visit to Corinth.
- 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.
2 Corinto 2
Ang Pulong Sang Dios
2 Gani naghunahuna ako nga indi na lang ako magkadto dira sa inyo kon masakit ko man lang liwat ang inyo balatyagon. 2 Kay kon masakit ko ang inyo balatyagon, sin-o na lang ang magahatag sang kalipay sa akon? Wala na! 3 Amo ina ang kabangdanan kon ngaa nagsulat ako anay sa inyo, agod nga kon magkadto ako dira, indi ako mapasubuan sang mga tawo nga amo kuntani ang dapat maghatag sang kalipay sa akon. Kag nagapati ako nga kon malipay ako, kamo malipay man. 4 Pagsulat ko sadto anay sa inyo, natublag kag nasubuan gid ako kag naghibi pa gani. Indi nakon tuyo nga magsakit sang inyo balatyagon, kundi gusto ko lang nga mahibaluan ninyo nga palangga ko gid kamo.
Patawara Ninyo ang Nakasala
5 Karon, kon parte sa tawo dira nga nakasala, indi lang ako ang iya ginhatagan sang kasubo kundi may ara man siya nga ginhatag nga kasubo sa inyo tanan. Nagasiling ako nga “may ara” kay indi ko gusto pasubrahan. 6 Pero bastante na ang silot nga inyo ginhatag sa iya. 7 Gani patawara na ninyo siya kag palig-una dayon, kay basi kon maapektuhan na gid siya sa sobra nga kasubo. 8 Kag nagapangabay man ako sa inyo nga ipakita ninyo sa iya nga ginapalangga pa ninyo siya. 9 Amo gani ini ang kabangdanan nga nagsulat ako sa inyo, kay gusto ko mahibaluan kon bala masaligan kamo sa pagtuman sang tanan nga akon ginasiling sa inyo. 10 Kon ginapatawad ninyo ang tawo nga nakasala, ginapatawad ko man siya. Kay kon may nakahimo sing sala sa akon ginapatawad ko na siya sa atubangan ni Cristo para sa inyo kaayuhan. 11 Dapat ta himuon ini agod indi kita madaog ni Satanas, kay nahibaluan ta kon ano ang iya mga pahito.
Si Pablo sa Troas
12 Pag-abot ko didto sa Troas agod magwali sang Maayong Balita parte kay Cristo, nakita ko nga ginpreparar na sang Ginoo ang ila mga tagipusuon sa pagpamati sa akon. 13 Pero indi ako mapahamtang kay wala didto si Tito nga akon utod kay Cristo. Gani naglisensya ako sa mga tumuluo didto kag nagkadto sa Macedonia.
Ang Pahamot ni Cristo
14 Salamat sa Dios kay permi siya nagauna sa aton sa parada sang pagdaog. Ginahimo niya ini tungod ara na kita kay Cristo. Ginagamit niya kami sa pagpakilala sa iya sa mga tawo bisan sa diin nga lugar, kag ining amon ginapahibalo pareho sang pahamot. 15 Kay pareho kami sang mahamot nga halad ni Cristo sa Dios nga mapanimahuan sang mga tawo nga nagakalaluwas, kag pati sang mga nagakalawala. 16 Sa mga tawo nga nagakalawala, ang amon ginapalapnag nga kamatuoran pareho sang baho nga halin sa patay nga nagadala sang kamatayon; pero sa mga tawo nga nagakalaluwas, pareho ini sang pahamot nga halin sa buhi nga nagadala sang kabuhi. Ti, sin-o ang makasarang sang sini nga obra? 17 Pero ginpadala kami sang Dios. Kag tungod nga siya nagatulok sa amon, kag kami ara kay Cristo, sinsero kami kon maghambal sang mensahi sang Dios. Indi kami pareho sang iban nga naganegosyo sang mensahi sang Dios agod makuwartahan nila ang mga tawo.
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