“"...but I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.”
2 Corinthians 2
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1So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
“for I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.”
“But I determined this within myself that I would not come again to you in sorrow”
“But I determined this with myself that I would not come again unto you in heaviness.”
“But I determined this with myself, that I would not come to you again in heaviness,”
2For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
“For if I make you sorry, who is He then that maketh me glad but the same which is made sorry by me?”
“for if I make you sorrowful then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me.”
“if I cause you pain Who is there to make me glad. But the one whom I have pained”
“For he says, if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad? But the one whom I've made sorrowful.”
3I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
“I wrote this same unto you. Lest that when I came I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice. Having confidence in you all. That my joy is the joy of you all.”
“And I wrote as I did so that when I came I might not suffer Pain from those who should have made me rejoice. For I felt sure of all of you that my joy would be the joy of you all.”
“I wrote this very thing to you lest when I came I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought To have joy having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.”
“And I wrote this same to you, lest when I came I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of all of you.”
4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
“for out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears, not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.”
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears not that you should be grieved but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.”
“For I wrote to you out of much affliction and anguish of heart With many tears Not to cause you pain. But to let you know the abundant love That I have for you.”
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears, not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”
“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote on to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly for you.”
5Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
“"...but if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in parts, that I may not overcharge you all.".”
“But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part that I may not overcharge you all.”
“But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree, in order not to say too much to all of you.”
“If any have caused grief he hath not grieved me but in part that I may not overcharge you all”
“But if any have caused grief. He has not grieved me but in part. That I may not overcharge you all.”
“if anyone has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree in order not to say too much to all of you.”
6The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
“sufficient to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many.”
“sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority.”
“Sufficient to such a man is this punishment which was inflicted of many.”
“"...Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many,”
“Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many,”
“For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough.”
7So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
“so that contrarywise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”
8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
“Wherefore, I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.”
“Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.”
“so I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.”
“Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.”
“Wherefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.”
“Wherefore I beseech you that you would confirm your love towards him.”
9My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.”
“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you whether ye be obedient in all things.”
“for to this end also did I write that I might know the proof of you, whether you be obedient in all things.”
“for to this end also did I write that I might Know the proof of you whether you be obedient in all things”
“To this end also did I write that ye might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.”
“For this end also I wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.”
10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
“now whom you forgive anything. I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ.”
“Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,”
“But whom you forgive anything I forgive also for indeed what I have forgiven if I have forgiven anything I did it for your sake in the presence of Christ.”
“But whom you forgive anything, I forgive also, for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ,”
“but one whom you forgive anything I forgive also for indeed what I have forgiven. And if I forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ.”
“anyone whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ.”
11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us. For we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“lest Satan should take advantage of us. For we are not ignorant of his devices.”
“Lest Satan should get an advantage of us, for we are not ignorant of his devices.".”
12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
“"'Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,”
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“furthermore when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel and a door was opened to me by the Lord,”
“Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and when a door was opened unto me of the Lord,”
“When I came to Troas to preach the Gospel of Christ, a door was opened for me in the Lord.”
“Furthermore when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel and a door was opened to me of the Lord,”
13I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
“I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.'".”
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“I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.”
“I had no rest in my spirit because I found not Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went forth from thence into Macedonia.”
“I had no rest in my spirit because I found not Titus my brother. But taking my leave of them, I went forth from thence into Macedonia.”
“I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother. But taking my leave of him, I went from thence into Macedonia.”
“I had no rest in my spirit because I found not Titus my brother. And so taking my leave of them I went from Tent into Macedonia.”
14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ and through us diffuses the fragrance of his knowledge in every place.”
“Now thanks be unto God. Which always causes us to triumph in Christ. And makes manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.”
“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ and maketh manifest the savour of His knowledge by us in every place.”
“Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.”
“Now thanks be unto God, which always causes us to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.”
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of him in every place”
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15For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
“For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ. In them that are saved. And in them that perish.”
“For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.”
“For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved, and among those who are perishing.”
“For we are unto God, a sweet savour of Christ in them that are saved, and in them that perish.”
“For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ in them that are saved and in them that perish.”
“For we are unto God a sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved and in them that perish.”
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16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
“To the one we are the savor of death unto death, and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?”
“To the one we are, the savor of death unto death. And to the other, the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?”
“To the one we are the savor of death unto death and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things.”
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“To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?”
“To the one, a fragrance from death to death. To the other, a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?”
“To the one we are the savor of death unto death, and to the other the savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?”
17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
“For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”
“For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.”
“For we are not like so many peddlers of God's Word. But as men of sincerity as Commissioned by God in the sight of God we speak in Christ.”
“For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.”
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“For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.”
“For we are not as many which corrupt the word of God but as of sincerity but as of God in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”