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Ito ang pasiya ko sa aking sarili na hindi ako pupunta sa inyo na namimighati. Ito ay sapagkat kapag pipighatiin ko kayo, sino rin nga ang magpapasaya sa akin maliban siya na aking pinighati? Ganito rin ang isinusulat ko sa inyo at baka sa pagdating ko ay mapighati ako nila na dapat ay magpagalak sa akin. May pagtitiwala ako sa inyong lahat na ang aking kagalakan ay ang kagalakan ninyong lahat. Ito ay sapagkat sa maraming kapighatian at kahapisan ng puso, sumulat ako sa inyo na may maraming pagluha, hindi upang pighatiin kayo kundi upang malaman ninyo ang kasaganaan ng pag-ibig ko sa inyo.

Pagpapatawad para sa Nagkasala

Ngunit kung may nakapagdulot man ng pighati, hindi ako ang napighati, kundi ang bahagi lamang upang hindi ako makapagpabigat sa inyong lahat.

Sapat na sa nakagawa ng gayon ang maparusahan ng marami sa inyo sa ganitong paraan. Sa kabila naman nito dapat ninyo siyang patawarin at aliwin at baka siya aymatigib ng lubhang kalungkutan. Kaya nga, ipinamamanhik ko sa inyo na bigyan ninyo siya ng katiyakan ng inyong pag-ibig. Ito rin ang dahilan kung bakit ako sumulat sa inyo, upang makita ko ang katunayan kung kayo ay naging masunurin sa lahat ng mga bagay. 10 Ngunit ang sinumang pinatatawad ninyo sa anumang bagay, pinatatawad ko rin sapagkat kung pinatatawad ko ang anumang bagay, kanino ko man ito ipinatatawad ay pinatatawad ko alang-alang sa inyo sa katauhan ni Cristo. 11 Ito ay upang hindi makapag­samantala si Satanas dahil hindi lingid sa atin ang kaniyang mga layunin.

 

Mga Lingkod ng Bagong Tipan

12 Sa pagpunta ko sa Troas para sa ebanghelyo ni Cristo, isang pinto din ang binuksan sa akin ng Panginoon.

13 Hindi ako nagkaroon ng kapahingahan sa aking espiritu dahil hindi ko nakita si Tito na aking kapatid. Subalit nang makapag­paalam ako sa kanila, pumunta ako sa Macedonia.

14 Ngunit salamat sa Diyos na laging nagbibigay tagumpay sa amin kay Cristo at ang samyo ng kaalaman patungkol sa kaniya ay nahahayag sa lahat ng dako sa pamamagitan namin. 15 Ito ay sapagkat sa pamamagitan ni Cristo, kami ay matamis na samyo sa Diyos doon sa mga naligtas at sa mga napapa­hamak. 16 Sa isa, kami ay samyo ng kamatayan patungo sa kamatayan. Sa iba, kami ay samyo ng buhay patungo sa buhay. At sa mga bagay na ito, sino ang makakakaya nito? 17 Ito ay sapagkat kami ay hindi tulad ng marami na nakikinabang sa pamamagitan ng pagsira sa salita ng Diyos. Sa halip, sa paningin ng Diyos kami ay nagsasalita sa pamamagitan ni Cristo nang may katapatan at bilang mga nagmula sa Diyos.

But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.

For if *I* grieve you, who also [is] it that gladdens me, if not he that is grieved through me?

And I have written this very [letter] [to you], that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is [that] of you all.

For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you.

But if any one has grieved, he has grieved, not me, but in part (that I may not overcharge [you]) all of you.

Sufficient to such a one [is] this rebuke which [has been inflicted] by the many;

so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

Wherefore I exhort you to assure him of [your] love.

For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the test, if as to everything ye are obedient.

10 But to whom ye forgive anything, *I* also; for I also, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, [it is] for your sakes in [the] person of Christ;

11 that we might not have Satan get an advantage against us, for we are not ignorant of *his* thoughts.

12 Now when I came to Troas for the [publication of the] glad tidings of the Christ, a door also being opened to me in [the] Lord,

13 I had no rest in my spirit at not finding Titus my brother; but bidding them adieu, I came away to Macedonia.

14 But thanks [be] to God, who always leads us in triumph in the Christ, and makes manifest the odour of his knowledge through us in every place.

15 For we are a sweet odour of Christ to God, in the saved and in those that perish:

16 to the one an odour from death unto death, but to the others an odour from life unto life; and who [is] sufficient for these things?

17 For we do not, as the many, make a trade of the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, before God, we speak in Christ.

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.(A) For if I grieve you,(B) who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved? 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. 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

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. The punishment(H) inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient. Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him,(I) so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 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)