New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Corinthians 2:3-17
3ThisG3778 is the veryG846 thingG846 I 1wroteG1125 you, soG2443 thatG2443 2when I cameG2064, I would not haveG2192 sorrowG3077 from those whoG3739 oughtG1163 to makeG5463 me rejoiceG5463; havingG3982 3confidenceG3982 in you allG3956 that my joyG5479 was the joy of you allG3956. 4For out of muchG4183 afflictionG2347 and anguishG4928 of heartG2588 I 4wroteG1125 to you with manyG4183 tearsG1144; not soG2443 thatG2443 you would be madeG3076 sorrowfulG3076, but that you might knowG1097 the loveG26 whichG3739 I haveG2192 especiallyG4056 for you.
5But 5ifG1487 anyoneG5100 has causedG3076 sorrowG3076, he has causedG3076 sorrowG3076 not for me, but in someG3313 degreeG3313--6not to sayG1912 tooG1912 muchG1912--for allG3956 of you. 6SufficientG2425 for suchG5108 aG5108 personG5108 is 7thisG3778 punishmentG2009 which was imposed by the majorityG4183, 7soG5620 thatG5620 onG5121 theG5121 otherG5121 handG5121, you should ratherG3123 8forgiveG5483 and comfortG3870 him, otherwiseG3381 suchG5108 a personG5108 might be overwhelmedG2666 by excessiveG4053 sorrowG3077. 8ThereforeG1352 I urgeG3870 you to reaffirmG2964 your loveG26 for him. 9For to thisG3778 end 9I alsoG2532 wroteG1125, soG2443 thatG2443 I might 1011putG1097 you to the testG1382, whetherG1487 you are 12obedientG5255 in allG3956 thingsG3956. 10But oneG5100 whomG3739 you forgiveG5483 anythingG5100, I alsoG2532 forgive; for indeedG2532 whatG3739 I have forgivenG5483, ifG1487 I have forgivenG5483 anythingG5100, I did so for your sakesG1223 13in the presenceG4383 of ChristG5547, 11soG2443 thatG2443 noG3361 advantageG4122 would be takenG4122 of us by 14SatanG4567, for 15we are not ignorantG50 of his schemesG3540.
12NowG1161 when I cameG2064 to 16TroasG5174 for the 17gospelG2098 of ChristG5547 and when a 18doorG2374 was openedG455 for me in the LordG2962, 13I 19hadG2192 noG3756 restG425 for my spiritG4151, not findingG2147 20TitusG5103 my brotherG80; but 21sayingG657 goodbyeG657 to them, I wentG1831 on to 22MacedoniaG3109.
1423But thanksG5485 be to GodG2316, who alwaysG3842 24leadsG2358 us inG2358 triumphG2358 in ChristG5547, and throughG1223 us revealsG5319 the 25fragranceG3744 of the 26knowledgeG1108 of Him in everyG3956 placeG5117. 15For we are a 27fragranceG2175 of ChristG5547 to GodG2316 amongG1722 28thoseG3588 who are being savedG4982 and amongG1722 thoseG3588 who are perishingG622: 1629to the oneG3739G3303 an 30aromaG3744 from deathG2288 to deathG2288, to the otherG3739 an aromaG3744 from lifeG2222 to lifeG2222. And whoG5101 is 31adequateG2425 for theseG3778 thingsG3778? 17For we are not likeG5613 the manyG4183, 3233peddlingG2585 the wordG3056 of GodG2316, but 34as from sincerityG1505, but as from GodG2316, we speakG2980 in ChristG5547 35inG2713 theG2713 sightG2713 of GodG2316.
Notes
- 1. 2 Corinthians 2:3 2 Cor 2:9; 7:8, 12 ↩
- 2. 2 Corinthians 2:3 1 Cor 4:21; 2 Cor 12:21 ↩
- 3. 2 Corinthians 2:3 Gal 5:10; 2 Thess 3:4; Philem 21 ↩
- 4. 2 Corinthians 2:4 2 Cor 2:9; 7:8, 12 ↩
- 5. 2 Corinthians 2:5 1 Cor 5:1f ↩
- 6. 2 Corinthians 2:5 Lit so that I not be burdensome ↩
- 7. 2 Corinthians 2:6 1 Cor 5:4f; 2 Cor 7:11 ↩
- 8. 2 Corinthians 2:7 Gal 6:1; Eph 4:32 ↩
- 9. 2 Corinthians 2:9 2 Cor 2:3f ↩
- 10. 2 Corinthians 2:9 Lit know the proof of you ↩
- 11. 2 Corinthians 2:9 2 Cor 8:2; Phil 2:22 ↩
- 12. 2 Corinthians 2:9 2 Cor 7:15; 10:6 ↩
- 13. 2 Corinthians 2:10 1 Cor 5:4; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
- 14. 2 Corinthians 2:11 Matt 4:10 ↩
- 15. 2 Corinthians 2:11 Luke 22:31; 2 Cor 4:4; 1 Pet 5:8 ↩
- 16. 2 Corinthians 2:12 Acts 16:8 ↩
- 17. 2 Corinthians 2:12 Rom 1:1; 2 Cor 4:3, 4; 8:18; 9:13; 10:14; 11:4, 7; 1 Thess 3:2 ↩
- 18. 2 Corinthians 2:12 Acts 14:27 ↩
- 19. 2 Corinthians 2:13 2 Cor 7:5 ↩
- 20. 2 Corinthians 2:13 2 Cor 7:6, 13f; 8:6, 16, 23; 12:18; Gal 2:1, 3; 2 Tim 4:10; Titus 1:4 ↩
- 21. 2 Corinthians 2:13 Mark 6:46 ↩
- 22. 2 Corinthians 2:13 Rom 15:26 ↩
- 23. 2 Corinthians 2:14 Rom 1:8; 6:17; 1 Cor 15:57; 2 Cor 8:16; 9:15 ↩
- 24. 2 Corinthians 2:14 Col 2:15 ↩
- 25. 2 Corinthians 2:14 Song 1:3; Ezek 20:41; Eph 5:2; Phil 4:18 ↩
- 26. 2 Corinthians 2:14 1 Cor 12:8 ↩
- 27. 2 Corinthians 2:15 Song 1:3; Ezek 20:41; Eph 5:2; Phil 4:18 ↩
- 28. 2 Corinthians 2:15 1 Cor 1:18 ↩
- 29. 2 Corinthians 2:16 Luke 2:34; John 9:39; 1 Pet 2:7f ↩
- 30. 2 Corinthians 2:16 Or odor ↩
- 31. 2 Corinthians 2:16 2 Cor 3:5f ↩
- 32. 2 Corinthians 2:17 Or diluting ↩
- 33. 2 Corinthians 2:17 2 Cor 4:2; Gal 1:6-9 ↩
- 34. 2 Corinthians 2:17 1 Cor 5:8; 2 Cor 1:12; 1 Thess 2:4; 1 Pet 4:11 ↩
- 35. 2 Corinthians 2:17 2 Cor 12:19 ↩
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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