2 Corinthians 2:7-17 ▼

7 So forgive and comfort him, or else he will drown in his excessive grief.

8 That's why I'm urging you to assure him of your love.

9 I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.

10 When you forgive someone, I do, too. Indeed, what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I did in the presence of the Messiah for your benefit,

11 so that we may not be outsmarted by Satan. After all, we are not unaware of his intentions.

12 When I went to Troas on behalf of the gospel of the Messiah, the Lord opened a door for me,

13 but my spirit could not find any relief, because I couldn't find Titus, my brother. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

14 But thanks be to God! He always leads us triumphantly by the Messiah and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of knowing him.

15 To God we are the aroma of the Messiah among those who are being saved and among those who are being lost.

16 To some people we are a deadly fragrance, while to others we are a living fragrance. Who is qualified for this?

17 At least we are not commercializing God's word like so many others. Instead, we speak with sincerity in the Messiah's name, like people who are sent from God and are accountable to God.