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Esto, pues, determiné para conmigo, no ir otra vez a vosotros con tristeza. Porque si yo os contristo, ¿quién será luego el que me alegre, sino aquel a quien yo contristé? Y esto mismo os escribí, para que cuando llegue no tenga tristeza de parte de aquellos de quienes me debiera gozar; confiando en vosotros todos que mi gozo es el de todos vosotros. Porque por la mucha tribulación y angustia del corazón os escribí con muchas lágrimas, no para que fueseis contristados, sino para que supieseis cuán grande es el amor que os tengo.

Pablo perdona al ofensor

Pero si alguno me ha causado tristeza, no me la ha causado solo a mí, sino en cierto modo (por no exagerar) a todos vosotros. Le basta a tal persona esta reprensión hecha por muchos; así que, al contrario, vosotros más bien debéis perdonarle y consolarle, para que no sea consumido de demasiada tristeza. Por lo cual os ruego que confirméis el amor para con él. Porque también para este fin os escribí, para tener la prueba de si vosotros sois obedientes en todo. 10 Y al que vosotros perdonáis, yo también; porque también yo lo que he perdonado, si algo he perdonado, por vosotros lo he hecho en presencia de Cristo, 11 para que Satanás no gane ventaja alguna sobre nosotros; pues no ignoramos sus maquinaciones.

Ansiedad de Pablo en Troas

12 Cuando llegué a Troas para predicar el evangelio de Cristo, aunque se me abrió puerta en el Señor, 13 no tuve reposo en mi espíritu, por no haber hallado a mi hermano Tito; así, despidiéndome de ellos, partí para Macedonia.(A)

Triunfantes en Cristo

14 Mas a Dios gracias, el cual nos lleva siempre en triunfo en Cristo Jesús, y por medio de nosotros manifiesta en todo lugar el olor de su conocimiento. 15 Porque para Dios somos grato olor de Cristo en los que se salvan, y en los que se pierden; 16 a estos ciertamente olor de muerte para muerte, y a aquellos olor de vida para vida. Y para estas cosas, ¿quién es suficiente? 17 Pues no somos como muchos, que medran falsificando la palabra de Dios, sino que con sinceridad, como de parte de Dios, y delante de Dios, hablamos en Cristo.

For I made up my mind (A)not to make another painful visit to you. For (B)if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, (C)for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For (D)I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.

Forgive the Sinner

Now (E)if anyone has caused pain, (F)he has caused it not to me, but (G)in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. For such a one, (H)this punishment by the majority is enough, so (I)you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him. For this is why I wrote, that I might (J)test you and know (K)whether you are obedient in everything. 10 Anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for (L)we are not ignorant of his designs.

Triumph in Christ

12 When (M)I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though (N)a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 my spirit (O)was not at rest because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia.

14 But (P)thanks be to God, who in Christ always (Q)leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads (R)the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ to God among (S)those who are being saved and among (T)those who are perishing, 16 (U)to one a fragrance from death to death, (V)to the other a fragrance from life to life. (W)Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God's word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.[a] For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me?[b] 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(A) about all of you that my joy will also be yours. 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.

A Sinner Forgiven

If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree—not to exaggerate(B)—to all of you. This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person. As a result, you should instead forgive(C) and comfort him. Otherwise, he may be overwhelmed by excessive grief. Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. I wrote for this purpose: to test your character(D) to see if you are obedient(E) 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(F) of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.

A Trip to Macedonia

12 When I came to Troas(G) to preach the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord opened a door(H) for me, 13 I had no rest(I) in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus.(J) Instead, I said good-bye to them and left for Macedonia.(K)

A Ministry of Life or Death

14 But thanks be to God,(L) who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place.(M) 15 For to God we are the fragrance(N) of Christ among those who are being saved(O) and among those who are perishing.(P) 16 To some we are an aroma of death(Q) leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life(R) leading to life. Who is adequate for these things? 17 For we do not market the word of God(S) for profit like so many.[c] On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.

Footnotes

  1. 2:1 Lit not again in sorrow to come to you
  2. 2:2 Lit the one pained
  3. 2:17 Other mss read like the rest