2 Corinthians 2:7 Bible Handbook

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So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

Chapter Outline

1. Having shown the reason why he came not to them,
6. he requires them to forgive and to comfort that excommunicated person,
10. even as he himself upon true repentance had forgiven him;
12. declaring why he departed from Troas to Macedonia,
14. and the happy success which God gave to his preaching in all places.

Timeline

57 AD

Paul Writes again to the Corinthians

2 Corinthians 1 - 13

People

Corinthians, Paul, Titus

Places

Achaia, Corinth, Macedonia, Troas

Topics

Abundant, Comfort, Contrariwise, Contrary, Course, Despair, Driven, Encourage, Excess, Excessive, Fear, Forgive, Forgiveness, Grace, Grief, Lest, Opposite, Otherwise, Ought, Over-great, Overmuch, Overwhelmed, Perhaps, Rather, Shew, Sorrow, Swallowed, Turn

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Parallel Verses

NASB: so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

KJV: So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

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