2 Corinthians 2:7-17 ▼

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

8 Therefore I urge you⁺ to reaffirm your love {agapēn} for him.

9 My purpose in writing you⁺ was to see if you⁺ would stand the test and be obedient in everything.

10 If you⁺ forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ (the Anointed One) for your⁺ sake,

11 in order that Satan (the adversary) should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel (good news) of Christ (the Anointed One) and a door stood open for me in the Lord {Kyriō},

13 I had no peace in my spirit {pneumati}, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

14 But thanks be to God {Theō}, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ (the Anointed One) and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

15 For we are to God {Theō} the sweet aroma of Christ (the Anointed One) among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.

16 To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life \To the one, indeed, an aroma from death to death; but to the other, an aroma from life to life/. And who is qualified for such a task?

17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ (the Anointed One) we speak before God {Theou} with sincerity, as men sent from God.