2 Corinthians 2:1-13 ▼

1 So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) 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 you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

9 For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see 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 by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

12 Now when I arrived in Troas to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me,

13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.