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2 Corinthians 2:3
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2 Corinthians 2:3
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3 I wrote as I did,(A) so that when I came I would not be distressed(B) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(C) in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
2 Corinthians 2:3
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2 Corinthians 2:3
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3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
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2 Corinthians 2:3
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3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, (A)I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, (B)having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
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2 Corinthians 2:4
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4 For I wrote you(A) 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.
2 Corinthians 2:4
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2 Corinthians 2:4
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4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
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2 Corinthians 2:4
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4 For out of much [a]affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, (A)not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
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- 2 Corinthians 2:4 tribulation
2 Corinthians 2:9
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2 Corinthians 2:9
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9 Another reason I wrote you(A) was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.(B)
2 Corinthians 2:9
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2 Corinthians 2:9
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9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
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2 Corinthians 2:9
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2 Corinthians 2:9
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9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are (A)obedient in all things.
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