2 Corinthians 2:5-11
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5 But de if ei anyone tis has caused sorrow lypeō, he has caused sorrow lypeō not ou for me egō, but alla in apo some measure meros— not mē to hina overstate the case epibareō—for all pas of you hymeis. 6 This houtos punishment epitimia on ho such a person toioutos · ho · ho by hypo the ho majority polys is enough hikanos for him, 7 so that hōste you hymeis should rather mallon forgive charizomai and kai console parakaleō him, lest mē pōs he toioutos be swallowed up katapinō by ho excessive perissoteros sorrow lypē. · ho 8 So dio I urge parakaleō you hymeis to show that your love agapē for eis him autos is real kyroō. 9 For eis this houtos reason also kai I wrote graphō you: to hina discover ginōskō whether you hymeis could · ho stand the test dokimē— if ei in eis everything pas you are eimi obedient hypēkoos. 10 Now de the one to whom hos you forgive charizomai anything tis, I also kagō do the same; for gar indeed kai, what hos I egō have forgiven charizomai— if ei I have forgiven charizomai anything tis—I did so for dia your hymeis benefit in en the presence prosōpon of Christ Christos, 11 lest hina mē we be taken advantage pleonekteō of by hypo · ho Satan Satanas; for gar we are agnoeō not ou unaware of agnoeō his autos · ho intentions noēma.
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2 Corinthians 2:5-11
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5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate)[a] he has saddened all of you as well. 6 This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him, 7 so that now instead[b] you should rather forgive and comfort him.[c] This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.[d] 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.[e] 9 For this reason also I wrote you:[f] to test you to see[g] if you are obedient in everything. 10 If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him—for indeed what I have forgiven (if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we may not be exploited[h] by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).
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- 2 Corinthians 2:5 tn Or “(not to say too much)”; Grk “(not to burden you [with words]).”
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.
- 2 Corinthians 2:7 tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- 2 Corinthians 2:8 tn Or “I urge you to show that your love for him is real.”
- 2 Corinthians 2:9 tn The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (as an understood direct object).
- 2 Corinthians 2:9 tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).
- 2 Corinthians 2:11 tn Or “be taken advantage of.”
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