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2 Corinthians 2

1ButIdeterminedthisformyself,thatIwouldnotcomeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064againπάλινpalinG3825toyouwithsorrowG3077.

2ForifImakeyousorry,whothenishethatmakethmegladbuthethatismadesorrybyme?

3AndIwroteG1125thisverythingG3778,lestG3361,whenIcameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,IshouldhavesorrowG3077fromthemofwhomIoughtG1163torejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463;havingconfidenceG3982inyouall,thatmyjoyχαρὰcharaG5479isG1510thejoyG5479ofyouall.

4ForoutofmuchπολλῆςpollēsG4183afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347andanguishofheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588IwroteG1125untoyouwithmanyπολλῶνpollōnG4183tearsδακρύων,dakruōnG1144;notthatyeshouldbemadesorry,butthatyemightknowγνῶτεgnōteG1097theloveἀγάπηνagapēnG26whichIhavemoreG4183abundantly untoyou.

5Butifanyhathcausedsorrow,hehathcausedsorrow,nottome,butinpartμέρους,merousG3313(thatIpressnottooheavily)toyouall.

6SufficientἱκανὸνhikanonG2425tosuchaoneG3778isthispunishmentwhichwasinflictedbythemanyG4183;

7sothatcontrariwise yeshouldratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123forgiveχαρίσασθαιcharisasthaiG5483himandcomfortπαρακαλέσαι,parakalesaiG3870him,lestμήmēG3361byany meanssuchaoneG3588shouldbeswallowedG2666upwithhisovermuchsorrowλύπῃlupēG3077.

8WhereforeIbeseechyoutoconfirmyourloveἀγάπην.agapēnG26towardhim.

9FortothisendalsoκαὶkaiG2532didIwriteἔγραψα,egrapsaG1125,thatImightknowγνῶgnōG1097theproofδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382ofyou,whetheryeareG1510obedientὑπήκοοίhupēkooiG5255inallthingsG3778.

10Buttowhomyeforgiveχαρίζεσθε,charizestheG5483anythingτιtiG5100,IforgiveG5483alsoG2532:forwhatIalsoG2532haveforgivenκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483,ifIhaveforgivenκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483anythingτιtiG5100,foryoursakesG1223haveIforgivenG5483itinthepresenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383ofChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

11thatnoadvantagemaybegainedoverusbySatanσατανᾶ·satanaG4567:forwearenotignorantἀγνοοῦμεν.¶agnooumenG50ofhisdevices.

12NowδὲdeG1161whenIcameἘλθὼνElthōnG2064toTroasΤρῳάδαTrōadaG5174forthegospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,andwhenadoorθύραςthurasG2374wasopenedἀνεῳγμένηςaneōgmenēsG455untomeintheLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

13IhadnoreliefformyspiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151,becauseIfoundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147notTitusΤίτονTitonG5103mybrotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80:buttakingmyleaveofthem,IwentG1831forthG1831intoMacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

14ButthanksχάριςcharisG5485beuntoGodθεῷtheōG2316,whoalwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842leadethusintriumphinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547,andmakethmanifestφανεροῦντιphanerountiG5319throughusthesavorofhisknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108ineveryplaceτόπῳ,topōG5117.

15ForweareG1510asweet savorofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547untoGodθεῷtheōG2316,inthemthatareG1510savedG4982,andinthemthatperishἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622;

16totheoneG3739asavorfromdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288untodeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288;totheotherasavorfromlifeζωῆςzōēsG2222untolifeζωήν.zōēnG2222.Andwhoissufficientἱκανός;hikanosG2425forthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778?

17ForweareG1510notasthemanyπολλοὶpolloiG4183, corruptingthewordλόγονlogonG3056ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:butasofsincerityεἰλικρινείας,eilikrineiasG1505,butasofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316,inthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,speakλαλοῦμεν.¶laloumenG2980weinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

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