But I determined this
1for my own
sake
, that I awould not come
to you in sorrow
again
.
For if I acause
you sorrow
, who
then
makes
me glad
but the one whom I made
sorrowful
?
This is the very
thing
I awrote
you, so
that bwhen I came
, I would not have
sorrow
from those who
ought
to make
me rejoice
; having
cconfidence
in you all
that my joy
would be the joy of you all
.
For out of much affliction
and anguish
of heart
I awrote
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.
But aif any
has caused
sorrow
, he has caused
sorrow
not to me, but in some
degree
-- 1in order
not to say
too
much
--to all
of you.
Sufficient for such
a one
is athis
punishment
which was inflicted by the majority
,
so that on the contrary
you should rather
aforgive
and comfort
him, otherwise
such
a one
might be overwhelmed
by excessive
sorrow
.
Wherefore I urge
you to reaffirm
your love
for him.
For to this end also
aI wrote
, so
that I might 1 bput
you to the test
, whether
you are cobedient
in all
things
.
But one whom
you forgive
anything
, I forgive also
; for indeed
what
I have forgiven
, if
I have forgiven
anything
, I did it for your sakes
ain the presence
of Christ
,
so that no
advantage
would be taken
of us by aSatan
, for bwe are not ignorant
of his schemes
.
Now when I came
to aTroas
for the bgospel
of Christ
and when a cdoor
was opened
for me in the Lord
,
I ahad no
rest
for my spirit
, not finding
bTitus
my brother
; but ctaking
my leave
of them, I went
on to dMacedonia
.
aBut thanks be to God
, who always
bleads
us in triumph
in Christ
, and manifests
through
us the csweet
aroma
of the dknowledge
of Him in every
place
.
For we are a afragrance of Christ
to God
among
bthose
who are being saved
and among
those
who are perishing
;
ato the one an aroma
from death
to death
, to the other
an aroma
from life
to life
. And who
is badequate
for these
things
?
For we are not like many
, 1 apeddling
the word
of God
, but bas from sincerity
, but as from God
, we speak
in Christ
cin the sight
of God
.