2 Corintios 2
Reina Valera Actualizada
2 Así que decidí en mí mismo no ir otra vez a ustedes con tristeza. 2 Porque si yo les causo tristeza, ¿quién será luego el que me alegre sino aquel a quien yo causé tristeza? 3 Y a pesar de que estoy confiado en todos ustedes de que mi gozo es el mismo de todos ustedes, les escribo esto mismo para que cuando llegue no tenga tristeza por causa de aquellos por quienes me debiera gozar. 4 Porque les escribí en mucha tribulación y angustia de corazón, y con muchas lágrimas; no para entristecerlos sino para que sepan cuán grande es el amor que tengo por ustedes.
Pablo perdona al ofensor
5 Si alguno ha causado tristeza, no me ha entristecido solo a mí sino, en cierta medida (para no exagerar), a todos ustedes. 6 Basta ya para dicha persona la reprensión de la mayoría. 7 Así que, más bien, debieran perdonarla y animarla, para que no sea consumida por demasiada tristeza.
8 Por lo tanto, les exhorto a que reafirmen su amor para con ella. 9 Porque también les escribí con este motivo, para tener la prueba de que ustedes son obedientes en todo. 10 Al que ustedes habían perdonado algo, yo también. Porque lo que he perdonado, si algo he perdonado, por causa de ustedes lo he hecho en presencia de Cristo; 11 para que no seamos engañados por Satanás, pues no ignoramos sus propósitos.
Triunfantes en Cristo
12 Cuando llegué a Troas para predicar el evangelio de Cristo, aunque se me había abierto puerta en el Señor, 13 no tuve reposo en mi espíritu por no haber hallado a mi hermano Tito. Así que me despedí de ellos y partí para Macedonia.
14 Pero gracias a Dios que hace que siempre triunfemos en Cristo y que manifiesta en todo lugar el olor de su conocimiento por medio de nosotros. 15 Porque para Dios somos olor fragante de Cristo en los que se salvan y en los que se pierden. 16 A los unos, olor de muerte para muerte; mientras que a los otros, olor de vida para vida. Y para estas cosas, ¿quién es suficiente? 17 Porque no somos, como muchos, traficantes de la palabra de Dios; más bien, con sinceridad y como de parte de Dios hablamos delante de Dios en Cristo.
2 Corinthians 2
New King James Version
Paul Urges Forgiveness
2 But I determined this within myself, (A)that I would not come again to you in sorrow. 2 For if I make you (B)sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me?
Forgive the Offender
3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, (C)I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, (D)having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much [a]affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, (E)not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
5 But (F)if anyone has caused grief, he has not (G)grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe. 6 This punishment which was inflicted (H)by the majority is sufficient for such a man, 7 (I)so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow. 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. 9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are (J)obedient in all things. 10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For [b]if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.
Triumph in Christ
12 Furthermore, (K)when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and (L)a [c]door was opened to me by the Lord, 13 (M)I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.
14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us [d]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ (N)among those who are being saved and (O)among those who are perishing. 16 (P)To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And (Q)who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not, as [e]so many, (R)peddling[f] the word of God; but as (S)of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 2:4 tribulation
- 2 Corinthians 2:10 NU indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes
- 2 Corinthians 2:12 Opportunity
- 2 Corinthians 2:14 manifests
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 M the rest
- 2 Corinthians 2:17 adulterating for gain
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.
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