King James Version

2 Corinthians 2

1τὸtoG3588ButG1161I determinedἜκριναEkrinaG2919thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778with myselfG1683,that I wouldG2064notμὴmēG3361comeἐλθεῖν.eltheinG2064againπάλινpalinG3825toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771inἐνenG1722heavinessλύπῃlupēG3077.

2ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487IG1473makeG3076youὑμᾶς,humasG4771sorryG3076,whoτίςtisG5101isG1510heὁhoG3588thenκαὶkaiG2532that makethG2165meG1473gladG2165,butεἰeiG1487μὴmēG3361the same whichὁhoG3588is made sorryG3076byἐξexG1537meG1473?

3ἡhēG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778sameαὐτό,autoG846unto youG4771,lestἵναinaG2443,μὴmēG3361when I cameἐλθὼνelthōnG2064,I should haveσχῶschōG2192sorrowλύπηνlupēnG3077fromἀφ᾽aph᾽G575them of whomὧνhōnG3739IἐμὴemēG1473oughtἔδειedeiG1163to rejoiceχαίρεινchaireinG5463;having confidenceπεποιθὼςpepoithōsG3982inἐπὶepiG1909youG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956,thatὅτιhotiG3754myG1699joyχαρὰcharaG5479isἐστιν.estinG1510the joyof youG4771allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

4ForγὰρgarG1063out ofἐκekG1537muchπολλῆςpollēsG4183afflictionθλίψεωςthlipseōsG2347andκαὶkaiG2532anguishσυνοχῆςsunochēsG4928of heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588I wroteἔγραψαegrapsaG1125unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771withδιὰdiaG1223manyπολλῶνpollōnG4183tearsδακρύων,dakruōnG1144;notοὐχouchG3756thatἵναinaG2443ye should be grievedλυπηθῆτε,lupēthēteG3076,butἀλλὰallaG235thatἵναinaG2443ye might knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097the loveτὴν ἀγάπηνtēn agapēnG3588 G26whichἣνhēnG3739I haveἔχωechōG2192more abundantlyG4057untoεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶς.¶humasG4771.

5ButδέdeG1161ifΕἰEiG1487anyτιςtisG5100have caused griefG3076,he hathG3076notοὐκoukG3756grievedG3076meἐμὲemeG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἀπὸapoG575partμέρους,merousG3313:thatἵναinaG2443I mayG1912notμὴmēG3361overchargeG1912youὑμᾶς.humasG4771allπάνταςpantasG3956.

6τῷtōG3588ἡhēG3588SufficientἱκανὸνhikanonG2425to such a manτοιούτῳtoioutōG5108isthisαὕτηhautēG3778punishmentἐπιτιμία ἡepitimia hēG3588 G2009,whichτῶνtōnG3588was inflictedofὑπὸhupoG5259manyπλειόνων,pleionōnG4119.

7τῇtēaG3588ὁhoG3588So thatὥστεhōsteG5620contrariwiseτοὐναντίονtounantionG5121yeὑμᾶςhumasG4771oughtratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123to forgiveχαρίσασθαιcharisasthaiG5483him,andκαὶkaiG2532comfortπαρακαλέσαι,parakalesaiG3870him,lest perhapsG3381such a oneτοιοῦτος.toioutosG5108should be swallowed upκαταποθῇkatapothēaG2666with overmuchG4053sorrowλύπῃlupēG3077.

8WhereforeδιὸdioG1352I beseechπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youὑμᾶςhumasG4771that ye would confirmκυρῶσαιkurōsaiG2964yourloveἀγάπην.agapēnG26towardεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846.

9ForγὰρgarG1063toεἰςeisG1519this endτοῦτοtoutoG3778alsoκαὶkaiG2532did I writeἔγραψα,egrapsaG1125,thatἵναinaG2443I might knowγνῶgnōG1097the proofτὴν δοκιμὴνtēn dokimēnG3588 G1382of youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,whetherεἰeiG1487ye beἐστε.esteG1510obedientὑπήκοοίhupēkooiG5255inεἰςeisG1519all thingsπάνταpantaG3956.

10δέdeG1161To whomᾧhōG3739ye forgiveχαρίζεσθε,charizestheG5483any thingτιtiG5100,κἀγώ·kagōkaiG2532Iκἀγώ·kagōkaiG1473forgivealsoκαὶkaiG2532:forγὰρgarG1063ifεἴeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473forgaveκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483any thingτιtiG5100,to whomὃhoG3739I forgaveκεχάρισμαι,kecharismaiG5483it,forδι᾽di᾽G1223your sakesὑμᾶςhumasG4771forgave I itinἐνenG1722the personπροσώπῳprosōpōG4383of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

11LestἵναinaG2443μὴmēG3361Satanτοῦ σατανᾶ·tou satanaG3588 G4567should get an advantageπλεονεκτηθῶμενpleonektēthōmenG4122ofὑπὸhupoG5259us:forγὰρgarG1063we areG50notοὐouG3756ignorantἀγνοοῦμεν.¶agnooumenG50of hisαὐτοῦautouG846devicesτὰ νοήματαta noēmataG3588 G3540.

12FurthermoreδὲdeG1161,when I cameἘλθὼνElthōnG2064toεἰςeisG1519Troasτὴν Τρῳάδαtēn TrōadaG3588 G5174toεἰςeisG1519preachChrist’sτὸ Χριστοῦto ChristouG3588 G5547gospelεὐαγγέλιον τοῦeuangelion touG3588 G2098,andκαὶkaiG2532a doorθύραςthurasG2374was openedἀνεῳγμένηςaneōgmenēsG455unto meG1473ofἐνenG1722the Lordκυρίῳ,kuriōG2962,

13G3588I hadἔσχηκαeschēkaG2192noοὐκoukG3756restἄνεσινanesinG425inG3588 G4151myG1473spiritπνεύματίpneumatiG3588 G4151,because IG1473foundεὑρεῖνheureinG2147notμὴmēG3361TitusΤίτονTitonG5103myG1473brotherἀδελφόνadelphonG3588 G80:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235taking my leaveἀποταξάμενοςapotaxamenosG657of themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,I went from thenceἐξῆλθονexēlthonG1831intoεἰςeisG1519MacedoniaΜακεδονίαν.¶MakedonianG3109.

14ΤῷTōG3588τῷtōG3588NowδὲdeG1161thanksχάριςcharisG5485beunto GodθεῷtheōG2316,which alwaysπάντοτεpantoteG3842causethθριαμβεύοντιthriambeuontiG2358usG1473to triumphinἐνenG1722Christτῷ Χριστῷtō ChristōG3588 G5547,andκαὶkaiG2532maketh manifestφανεροῦντιphanerountiG5319the savourτὴν ὀσμὴνtēn osmēnG3588 G3744of hisαὐτοῦautouG846knowledgeτῆς γνώσεωςtēs gnōseōsG3588 G1108byδι᾽di᾽G1223usG1473inἐνenG1722everyπαντὶpantiG3956placeτόπῳ,topōG5117.

15ForὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510unto Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316a sweet savourεὐωδίαeuōdiaG2175of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,inἐνenG1722them thatτοῖςtoisG3588are savedσῳζομένοιςsōzomenoisG4982,andκαὶkaiG2532inἐνenG1722them thatτοῖςtoisG3588perishἀπολλυμένοις,apollumenoisG622:

16To the oneοἷςhoisG3739μὲνmenG3303we arethe savourὀσμὴosmēG3744of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288untoεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288;andδὲdeG1161to the otherοἷςhoisG3739the savourὀσμὴosmēG3744of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222untoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωήν.zōēnG2222.AndκαὶkaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101issufficientἱκανός;hikanosG2425forπρὸςprosG4314these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

17G3588ForγάρgarG1063we areἐσμενesmenG1510notοὐouG3756asὡςhōsG5613manyπολλοὶpolloiG4183,which corruptκαπηλεύοντεςkapēleuontesG2585the wordλόγονlogonG3588 G3056of Godθεοῦ,theouG3588 G2316:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613ofἐξexG1537sincerityεἰλικρινείας,eilikrineiasG1505,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613ofἐκekG1537Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,in the sightG2714of GodθεοῦtheouG3588 G2316speak weλαλοῦμεν.¶laloumenG2980inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

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