2:1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.
2:1 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.
2:2 For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad but he that is made sorry by me?
2:2 For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful?
2:3 And I wrote this very thing, 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 you all.
2:3 And this is the very thing I wrote you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be [the joy] of you all.
2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.
2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
2:5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.
2:5 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.
2:6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was (inflicted) by the many;
2:6 Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted by] the majority,
2:7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.
2:7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort [him], lest somehow such a one be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
2:8 Wherefore I beseech you to confirm (your) love toward him.
2:8 Wherefore I urge you to reaffirm [your] love for him.
2:9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
2:9 For to this end also I wrote that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
2:10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I (forgive) also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes (have I forgiven it) in the presence of Christ;
2:10 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,
2:11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2:11 in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
2:12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
2:12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,
2:13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
2:13 I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.
2:14 But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2:15 For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;
2:15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
2:16 to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2:16 to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
2:17 For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
2:17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
2:1 But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.
2:2 For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad but he that is made sorry by me?
2:2 For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful?
2:3 And I wrote this very thing, 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 you all.
2:3 And this is the very thing I wrote you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be [the joy] of you all.
2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.
2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
2:5 But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.
2:5 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.
2:6 Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was (inflicted) by the many;
2:6 Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted by] the majority,
2:7 so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.
2:7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort [him], lest somehow such a one be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
2:8 Wherefore I beseech you to confirm (your) love toward him.
2:8 Wherefore I urge you to reaffirm [your] love for him.
2:9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
2:9 For to this end also I wrote that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
2:10 But to whom ye forgive anything, I (forgive) also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes (have I forgiven it) in the presence of Christ;
2:10 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,
2:11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
2:11 in order that no advantage be taken of us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
2:12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,
2:12 Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,
2:13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.
2:13 I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.
2:14 But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.
2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.
2:15 For we are a sweet savor of Christ unto God, in them that are saved, and in them that perish;
2:15 For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;
2:16 to the one a savor from death unto death; to the other a savor from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2:16 to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?
2:17 For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.
2:17 For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.