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2 Korintierbrevet 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
2 Korintierbrevet 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
2 Jag hade nämligen bestämt mig för att inte komma och göra er sorgsna igen. 2 För om jag gör er sorgsna, vem kan då göra mig glad om inte just den jag gjort sorgsen? 3 (A) Jag skrev[a] som jag gjorde för att inte behöva komma och få sorg av dem som skulle ge mig glädje, för jag litade på att min glädje är allas er glädje. 4 (B) Det var i djup nöd och hjärtats ångest, med många tårar, som jag skrev till er – inte för att göra er sorgsna utan för att ni skulle förstå vilken kärlek jag har till just er.
5 (C) Om en viss person har orsakat sorg, så är det inte mig han har gett sorg utan i viss mån er alla, för att inte säga för mycket. 6 Det räcker med det straff han har fått av de flesta. 7 (D) Nu får ni i stället förlåta och trösta honom så att han inte går under i sin djupa sorg. 8 (E) Därför uppmanar jag er att bemöta honom med kärlek.
9 När jag skrev till er var det också för att se om ni skulle bestå provet och vara lydiga i allt. 10 Den som ni förlåter, förlåter också jag. Och det jag har förlåtit, om jag haft något att förlåta, det har jag gjort inför Kristi ansikte för er skull, 11 (F) för att vi inte ska bli överlistade av Satan. Hans avsikter känner vi till.
I Kristi segertåg
12 (G) När jag kom till Troas[b] för att predika Kristi evangelium hade Herren öppnat en dörr för mig. 13 (H) Ändå fick jag ingen ro i min ande när jag inte fann min broder Titus[c] där, så jag tog avsked av dem och reste till Makedonien.
14 (I) Men vi tackar Gud, som ständigt för oss fram i Kristi segertåg och sprider sin kunskaps doft[d] genom oss överallt. 15 (J) Vi är en Kristi väldoft inför Gud bland dem som blir frälsta och bland dem som går förlorade: 16 (K) för några en doft av död till död, för andra en doft av liv till liv. Vem räcker till för det här? 17 (L) Vi är inte som de flesta, som förfalskar Guds ord för egen vinning. Nej, i Kristus predikar vi med rent sinne inför Gud det som kommer från Gud.
Footnotes
- 2:3 Jag skrev Paulus hänvisar antingen till ett brev som inte bevarats åt eftervärlden eller möjligen till Första Korintierbrevet.
- 2:12 Troas Romersk koloni vid ruinerna av gamla Troja, som Paulus troligen passerade under resan som beskrivs i Apg 20:1.
- 2:13 Titus Betrodd medarbetare till Paulus, som hade fört honom till tro (Tit 1:4). Titus var grek (Gal 2:3) och Paulus särskilda ombud till Korint (2 Kor 7:6f).
- 2:14 sprider sin kunskaps doft Paulus jämför sig med en krigsfånge som går i fältherrens triumftåg och svänger sitt rökelsekar till hans ära (1 Kor 9:17, 19).
2 Corinthians 2
New International Version
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
New King James Version
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
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