2 Corinto 2
Ang Biblia, 2001
2 Sapagkat ipinasiya ko sa aking sarili, na hindi na ako muling paririyan sa inyo na may malungkot na pagdalaw.
2 Sapagkat kung kayo'y palungkutin ko, sino ang magpapagalak sa akin, kundi iyong pinalungkot ko?
3 At aking isinulat ang bagay na ito, upang pagdating ko ay huwag akong magkaroon ng kalungkutan mula doon sa mga nararapat magpagalak sa akin, sapagkat nakakatiyak ako sa inyong lahat na ang aking kagalakan ay magiging kagalakan ninyong lahat.
4 Sapagkat mula sa maraming kapighatian at hapis ng puso ay sinulatan ko kayo na may maraming luha; hindi upang kayo'y maging malungkot kundi upang inyong malaman ang masaganang pag-ibig na taglay ko para sa inyo.
Pagpapatawad sa Nagkasala
5 Subalit kung ang sinuman ay nakapagdulot ng kalungkutan, hindi ako ang pinalungkot niya, kundi sa isang paraan ay kayong lahat, upang huwag akong maging lubhang maghigpit sa inyong lahat.
6 Para sa gayong tao, ang kaparusahang ito ng nakararami ay sapat na.
7 Bagkus, inyong patawarin siya at aliwin, baka siya ay madaig ng labis na kalungkutan.
8 Kaya't ako'y nakikiusap sa inyo na papagtibayin ninyo ang inyong pag-ibig sa kanya.
9 Sapagkat ito ang dahilan kung bakit ako sumulat, upang aking masubok kayo at malaman kung kayo'y masunurin sa lahat ng mga bagay.
10 Ang inyong pinatatawad ay ipinatatawad ko rin. Ang aking pinatawad, kung ako'y nagpapatawad ay alang-alang sa inyo, sa harapan ni Cristo.
11 At ito ay aming ginagawa upang huwag kaming malamangan ni Satanas, sapagkat kami ay hindi mangmang tungkol sa kanyang mga balak.
Pangamba ni Pablo sa Troas
12 Nang(A) ako'y dumating sa Troas upang ipangaral ang ebanghelyo ni Cristo, may pintong nabuksan para sa akin sa Panginoon,
13 subalit ang aking isipan ay hindi mapalagay, sapagkat hindi ko natagpuan doon si Tito na aking kapatid. Kaya't ako'y nagpaalam sa kanila at nagtungo sa Macedonia.
Tagumpay sa Pamamagitan ni Cristo
14 Subalit salamat sa Diyos, na siyang laging nagdadala sa atin sa pagtatagumpay kay Cristo, at sa pamamagitan natin ay ipinahahayag ang samyo ng pagkakilala sa kanya sa bawat dako.
15 Sapagkat kami ang mabangong samyo ni Cristo sa Diyos sa mga iniligtas at sa mga napapahamak;
16 sa isa ay samyo mula sa kamatayan tungo sa kamatayan, at sa iba ay samyong mula sa buhay tungo sa buhay. At sino ang sapat para sa mga bagay na ito?
17 Sapagkat kami ay hindi gaya ng marami na kinakalakal ang salita ng Diyos, kundi bilang mga taong tapat, bilang inatasan ng Diyos sa harapan ng Diyos ay nagsasalita kami para kay Cristo.
2 Corinthians 2
Expanded Bible
2 So I decided that my next visit to you would not be another ·one to make you sad [painful/sorrowful one; C Paul’s first visit (1:16; 1 Cor. 16:5) had resulted in conflict, rejection, and hurt feelings]. 2 If I ·make you sad [cause you pain/sorrow], who will make me glad? Only you can make me glad—·particularly the person [or those] whom I made sad [C either the church generally, or a particular opponent (vv. 5–10)]. 3 I wrote you a letter for this reason: that when I came to you I would not be made ·sad [sorrowful] by the people who should ·make me happy [bring me joy; C Paul wrote a severe letter (now lost) after his painful visit (v. 1) to call the church to repentance]. I felt sure of all of you, that you would share my joy. 4 When I wrote to you before [v. 3], I was very ·troubled [distressed] and ·unhappy [anguished] in my heart, and I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you ·sad [sorrowful], but to let you know how much I love you.
Forgive the Sinner
5 ·Someone [L If someone…; C evidently the ringleader who opposed Paul on his previous visit (v. 1)] there among you has caused sadness, ·not [L …it is not] to me, but to all of you. I mean he caused sadness to all ·in some way [or to some extent]. (I do not want to ·make it sound worse than it really is [exaggerate; put it too severely].) 6 The punishment that ·most of you [the majority] gave him is enough for him [C the church as a whole has now sided with Paul and disciplined this individual]. 7 But now you should forgive him and ·comfort [encourage] him to keep him from ·having too much sadness and giving up completely [being overwhelmed/swallowed up by excessive sorrow/grief]. 8 So I ·beg [urge; encourage] you to ·show [reaffirm] that you love him. 9 I wrote you to test you and to see if you obey in everything [C Paul’s “severe” letter (vv. 1, 3) evidently called the church to submit again to his authority]. 10 If you forgive someone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if I had anything to forgive—I forgave it for you, ·as if Christ were with me [or in the presence of Christ]. 11 I did this so that Satan would not ·win anything from [outwit; take advantage of] us, because we ·know very well [L are not ignorant of] what Satan’s ·plans [schemes; intentions] are.
Paul’s Concern in Troas
12 When I came to Troas [C a city in northwest Asia Minor; Acts 16:8, 11; 20:5–6; 2 Tim. 4:13] to preach the Good News of Christ, ·the Lord gave me a good opportunity there [L a door opened for me by/in the Lord]. 13 But I had no ·peace [L rest in my spirit], because I did not find my brother Titus [Gal. 2:1–3; Titus 1:4–5]. So I said good-bye to them at Troas and went to Macedonia [1:16; Acts 20:1–3]. [C Paul evidently sent his severe letter (vv. 1, 3, 9) with Titus, and now awaited the church’s response. Starting in v. 14 he digresses into a long expression of joy because of their favorable reaction (2:14—7:1). He picks up the story again in 7:5.]
Victory Through Christ
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s victory ·parade [procession; C the image is of a victorious Roman general leading his army and his captives through the streets]. God uses us to spread ·his knowledge everywhere like a sweet-smelling perfume [L the aroma/fragrance of the knowledge of him; C incense or spices were burned during such victory parades]. 15 ·Our offering to God is this: [or For God’s sake; or To God] We are the ·sweet smell [aroma; fragrance] of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are ·being lost [perishing; headed for destruction]. 16 To those who are ·lost [perishing; headed for destruction], we are the ·smell [aroma] of death that brings death, but to those who are being saved, we are the ·smell [aroma] of life that brings life. So who is ·able [qualified; adequate] to do this work? 17 We do not ·sell [peddle] the word of God for a profit as many other people do. But in Christ we speak the truth ·before [in the presence of] God, as ·messengers of [envoys of; L from] God.
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