- 1But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
- 2For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
- 3And I wrote this same unto 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 you all.
- 4For 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.
- 5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
- 6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
- 7So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
- 8Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
- 9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
- 10To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
- 11Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
- 12Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
- 13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
- 14Now 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.
- 15For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
- 16To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
- 17For 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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2 CORINTHIANS 2
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2 Corinthians 2 — Paul urges forgiving comfort for the repentant, seeks Titus with a burdened heart, and thanks God for gospel triumph in Christ.
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Reconciliation at Corinth, the open door at Troas, Paul’s onward journey, and fragrant procession imagery form a disclosed composite. Triumph is shown as humble gospel witness rather than military domination.
Scripture basis: 2 Corinthians 2:1–17King James Version · Standardized 1769 text with Strong’s numbering · Public domain outside the United Kingdom
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