Berean Standard Bible

2 Corinthians 2

1SoγὰρgarG1063I made up my mindἜκρινα τοῦτοEkrina toutoG2919 G3778 G1683notμὴmēG3361τὸtoG3588to makeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064anotherπάλινpalinG3825painful visitἐν λύπῃen lupēG1722 G3077toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487IG1473grieveλυπῶlupōG3076youὑμᾶς,humasG4771καὶkaiG2532,whoτίςtisG5101is leftὁhoG3588to cheerεὐφραίνωνeuphrainōnG2165meG1473butεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361thoseὁhoG3588whomἐξexG1537IG1473have grievedλυπούμενοςlupoumenosG3076?

3καὶkaiG2532I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125as I didτοῦτο αὐτό,touto autoG3778 G846so thatἵναinaG2443on my arrivalἐλθὼνelthōnG2064I would not beμὴ σχῶmē schōG3361 G2192grievedλύπηνlupēnG3077byἀφ᾽aph᾽G575thosewhoὧνhōnG3739ought to makeἔδειedeiG1163meἐμὴemēG1473rejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463.I had confidenceπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982inἐπὶepiG1909all ofπάνταςpantasG3956youὑμᾶςhumasG4771,thatὅτιhotiG3754πάντωνpantōnG3956youὑμῶνhumōnG4771would shareἐστιν.estinG1510myG1699ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479.

4ForγὰρgarG1063throughδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῆςpollēsG4183tearsδακρύων,dakruōnG1144I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125youὑμῖνhuminG4771out ofἐκekG1537greatπολλῶνpollōnG4183distressθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347andκαὶkaiG2532anguishσυνοχῆςsunochēsG4928of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,notοὐχouchG3756toἵναinaG2443grieve youλυπηθῆτε,lupēthēteG3076butἀλλὰallaG235toἵναinaG2443let you knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097τὴνtēnG3588how muchG4057I love youἀγάπην ἣν ἔχω εἰς ὑμᾶς.¶agapēn hēn echō eis humasG26 G3739 G2192 G1519 G4771.

5NowδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100has caused griefλελύπηκεν,lelupēkenG3076,he has not grievedοὐκ λελύπηκενouk lelupēkenG3756 G3076meἐμὲemeG1473butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235allπάνταςpantasG3956of youὑμᾶς.humasG4771—toἀπὸapoG575some degreeμέρους,merousG3313,notμὴmēG3361toἵναinaG2443overstateἐπιβαρῶ,epibarōG1912it.

6TheτῷtōG3588punishmentἐπιτιμίαepitimiaG2009αὕτηhautēG3778imposed on himἡhēG3588byὑπὸhupoG5259theἡhēG3588majorityπλειόνων,pleionōnG4119issufficientἱκανὸνhikanonG2425forτῶνtōnG3588himτοιούτῳtoioutōG5108.

7SoὥστεhōsteG5620insteadτοὐναντίον μᾶλλονtounantion mallonG5121 G3123,youὑμᾶςhumasG4771ought to forgiveχαρίσασθαιcharisasthaiG5483andκαὶkaiG2532comfortπαρακαλέσαι,parakalesaiG3870him,so thatG4459τῇtēaG3588heτοιοῦτος.toioutosG5108will not be overwhelmedμή καταποθῇmē katapothēaG3361 G2666byὁhoG3588excessiveG4053sorrowλύπῃlupēG3077.

8ThereforeδιὸdioG1352I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to reaffirmκυρῶσαιkurōsaiG2964yourloveἀγάπην.agapēnG26forεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846.

9My purposeεἰςeisG1519in writingτοῦτο γὰρ καὶ ἔγραψα,touto gar kai egrapsaG3778 G1063 G2532 G1125you wastoἵναinaG2443seeγνῶgnōG1097ifεἰeiG1487τὴνtēnG3588youὑμῶν,humōnG4771would stand the testδοκιμὴνdokimēnG1382andἐστε.esteG1510be obedientὑπήκοοίhupēkooiG5255inεἰςeisG1519everythingπάνταpantaG3956.

10δέdeG1161If you forgiveχαρίζεσθε,charizestheG5483anyoneᾧ τιhō tiG3739 G5100,I alsoG2504forgive him.AndG2532ifεἴeiG1487I have forgivenκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483anythingτιtiG5100γὰρgarG1063,IG1473have forgivenκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483itὃhoG3739inἐνenG1722thepresenceπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547for your sakeδι᾽ ὑμᾶςdi᾽ humasG1223 G4771,

11in order thatἵναinaG2443ὑπὸhupoG5259τοῦtouG3588Satanσατανᾶ·satanaG4567should not outwit usμὴ πλεονεκτηθῶμενmē pleonektēthōmenG3361 G4122.ForγὰρgarG1063we are not unawareοὐ ἀγνοοῦμεν.¶ou agnooumenG3756 G50of hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588schemesνοήματαnoēmataG3540.

Triumph in Christ

12NowδὲdeG1161when I wentἘλθὼνElthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588TroasΤρῳάδαTrōadaG5174to preachεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588gospelεὐαγγέλιονeuangelionG2098τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547andκαὶkaiG2532a doorθύραςthurasG2374stood openἀνεῳγμένηςaneōgmenēsG455for meG1473inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

13I hadἔσχηκαeschēkaG2192noοὐκoukG3756peaceἄνεσινanesinG425inτῷtōG3588myG1473spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG4151, becauseIG1473τῷtōG3588did not findμὴ εὑρεῖνmē heureinG3361 G2147myG1473τὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG80TitusΤίτονTitonG5103there. Soἀλλ᾽all᾽G235I said goodbyeἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846andwent onἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831toεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

14ButδὲdeG1161thanksχάριςcharisG5485betoΤῷTōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,whoτῷtōG3588alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842leads us triumphantly as captivesθριαμβεύοντιthriambeuontiG2358 G1473inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473spreadsφανεροῦντιphanerountiG5319everywhereἐν παντὶ τόπῳ,en panti topōG1722 G3956 G5117theτὴνtēnG3588fragranceὀσμὴνosmēnG3744ofτῆςtēsG3588theknowledgeγνώσεωςgnōseōsG1108of HimαὐτοῦautouG846.

15ForὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316thesweet aromaεὐωδίαeuōdiaG2175of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547amongἐνenG1722those who areτοῖςtoisG3588being savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982andκαὶkaiG2532ἐνenG1722those who areτοῖςtoisG3588perishingἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622.

16To the oneοἷςhoisG3739we areμὲνmenG3303an odorὀσμὴosmēG3744that bringsἐκekG1537deathεἰςeisG2288 G1519δὲdeG1161,to the otherοἷςhoisG3739a fragranceὀσμὴosmēG3744that brings lifeἐκ εἰςek eisG1537 G2222 G1519.AndκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101isqualifiedἱκανός;hikanosG2425forπρὸςprosG4314suchταῦταtautaG3778a task?

17ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510notοὐouG3756likeὡςhōsG5613so many othersπολλοὶpolloiG4183,whoοἱhoiG3588peddleκαπηλεύοντεςkapēleuontesG2585theτὸνtonG3588wordλόγονlogonG3056τοῦtouG3588of God for profitθεοῦ,theouG2316.On the contraryἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547we speakλαλοῦμεν.¶laloumenG2980beforeκατέναντιkatenantiG2713Godθεοῦ,theouG2316withὡς ἐξhōs exG5613 G1537sincerityεἰλικρινείας,eilikrineiasG1505ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,asὡςhōsG5613men sent fromἐκekG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

Triumph in Christ

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 2