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Reaffirm Your Love1 But I determined° this° Ifor my own° sake°, that I awould not come° to you in sorrow° again°. 2 For if° I acause° you sorrow°, who° then° makes° me glad° but the one whom I made° sorrowful°? 3 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°. 4 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. [1] IOr as far as I am concerned a1Co 4:21; 2Co 12:21
[2] a2Co 7:8 [3] a2Co 2:9; 7:8, 12 b1Co 4:21; 2Co 12:21 cGa 5:10; 2Th 3:4; Phm 21 [4] a2Co 2:9; 7:8, 12 5 ¶ But aif° any° has caused° sorrow°, he has caused° sorrow° not to me, but in some° degree°—Iin order° not to say° too° much°—to all° of you. 6 Sufficient° for such° a one° is athis° punishment° which [was inflicted] by the majority°, 7 so° that on the contrary° you should rather° aforgive° and comfort° [him], otherwise° such° a one° might be overwhelmed° by excessive° sorrow°. 8 Wherefore° I urge° you to reaffirm° [your] love° for him. 9 For to this° end also° aI wrote°, so° that I might Ibput° you to the test°, whether° you are cobedient° in all° things°. 10 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°, 11 so° that no° advantage° would be taken° of us by aSatan°, for bwe are not ignorant° of his schemes°. [5] ILit so that I not be burdensome a1Co 5:1f
[6] a1Co 5:4f; 2Co 7:11 [7] aGa 6:1; Ep 4:32 [9] ILit know the proof of you a2Co 2:3f b2Co 8:2; Php 2:22 c2Co 7:15; 10:6 [10] a1Co 5:4; 2Co 4:6 [11] aMt 4:10 bLk 22:31; 2Co 4:4; 1P 5:8 12 ¶ Now° when I came° to aTroas° for the bgospel° of Christ° and when a cdoor° was opened° for me in the Lord°, 13 I ahad° no° rest° for my spirit°, not finding° bTitus° my brother°; but ctaking° my leave° of them, I went° on to dMacedonia°. [12] aAc 16:8 bRo 1:1; 2Co 4:3, 4; 8:18; 9:13; 10:14; 11:4, 7; 1Th 3:2 cAc 14:27
[13] a2Co 7:5 b2Co 7:6, 13f; 8:6, 16, 23; 12:18; Ga 2:1, 3; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 1:4 cMk 6:46 dRo 15:26 14 ¶ 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°. 15 For we are a afragrance° of Christ° to God° among° bthose° who are being saved° and among° those° who are perishing°; 16 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°? 17 For we are not like° many°, Iapeddling° the word° of God°, but bas from sincerity°, but as from God°, we speak° in Christ° cin the sight° of God°. [14] aRo 1:8; 6:17; 1Co 15:57; 2Co 8:16; 9:15 bCol 2:15 cSo 1:3; Ezk 20:41; Ep 5:2; Php 4:18 d1Co 12:8
[15] aSo 1:3; Ezk 20:41; Ep 5:2; Php 4:18 b1Co 1:18 [16] aLk 2:34; Jn 9:39; 1P 2:7f b2Co 3:5f [17] IOr corrupting a2Co 4:2; Ga 1:6-9 b1Co 5:8; 2Co 1:12; 1Th 2:4; 1P 4:11 c2Co 12:19 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Having shewed the reason why he came not to them,1 ¶ Butº I determinedºª thisº with myself,º that I would¹ª notº comeºª againº toº youº inº heaviness.º 2 Forº ifº Iº make¹ª you¹ sorry,¹ª²² who¹²² is² he¹ª then¹ that maketh¹ª me¹ glad,ºª² butº the same which is made sorryºª byº me?º 3 Andº I wroteºª thisº sameº unto you,º lest,º when I came,ºª I should haveºª sorrowº fromº them of whomº Iº oughtºª to rejoice;ºª having confidenceºª inº youº all,º thatº myº joyº isºª [the joy] of youº all.º 4 Forº out ofº muchº afflictionº andº anguishº of heartº I wroteºª unto youº withº manyº tears;º notº thatº ye should be grieved,ºª butº thatº ye might knowºª the² loveº whichº I haveºª more abundantlyº untoº you.º 5 Butº if² any¹² have caused grief,ºª he hath¹ª notº grievedºª me,º butº in¹ part:º² that¹ª² I may¹ª not¹² overchargeºª youº all.º [1] Ac 11:29; 15:2, 37; 1Co 2:2; 4:21; 5:3; 2Co 1:15, 23; 2:4; 7:5; 12:20; 13:10; Tit 3:12.
[2] Ro 12:15; 1Co 12:26; 2Co 1:14; 11:29. [3] 1Co 4:21; 5:1; 2Co 1:15; 7:6; 8:22; 12:11, 21; 13:1; Ga 5:10; Phm 1:21. [4] Lv 19:17; Ps 119:136; Pv 27:5; Jr 13:15; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:2; 2Co 7:8, 12; 11:2; 12:15; Php 3:18. [5] Pv 17:25; 1Co 5:1, 12; Ga 4:12; 5:10. he requireth them to forgive and to comfort that excommunicated person,6 Sufficientº to such a manº [is] thisº punishment,º whichº [was inflicted] ofº many.º 7 So¹ that² contrariwiseº yeº [ought] ratherº to forgiveºª [him], andº comfortºª [him], lestº perhaps¹ such a oneº should be swallowed upºª with overmuchº sorrow.º 8 Whereforeº I beseechºª youº that ye would confirmºª [your] loveº towardº him.º 9 Forº toº this endº alsoº did I write,ºª thatº I might knowºª the² proofº of you,º whetherº ye beºª obedientº inº all things.º [6] 1Co 5:4; 2Co 13:10; 1Ti 5:20.
[7] 2S 20:19; Ps 21:9; 56:1; 57:3; 124:3; Pv 1:12; 17:22; Is 28:7; 1Co 15:54; 2Co 5:4; 7:10; Ga 6:1; Ep 4:32; Php 2:27; Col 3:13; 1Th 4:13; 2Th 3:6, 14; He 12:12. [8] Ga 5:13; 6:1, 10; Jde 1:22. [9] Ex 16:4; Dt 8:2, 16; 13:3; 2Co 7:12, 15; 8:24; 10:6; Php 2:12, 22; 2Th 3:14; Phm 1:21. even as himself also upon his true repentance had forgiven him:10 º To whomº ye forgiveºª any thing,º Iº [forgive] also:º forº¹ if I¹ forgave¹ª any thing,º²²² to whomº I forgaveºª [it], for your sakesºº [forgave I it] inº the personº of Christ;º 11 Lestº Satanº¹ should get an advantage² of us:¹ª forº we are not¹ ignorantºª² of hisº devices.º [10] Mt 18:18; Jn 20:23; 1Co 5:4; 2Co 5:20.
[11] 1Ch 21:1; Jb 1:11; 2:3, 5, 9; Zc 3:1; Lk 22:31; Jn 13:2; Ac 1:25; 1Co 7:5; 2Co 11:3, 14; Ep 6:11; 2Ti 2:25; 1P 5:8; Rv 2:24; 12:9; 13:8. declaring withal why he departeth from Troas to Macedonia,12 Furthermore,¹ when I cameºª toº Troasº toº [preach] Christ'sº gospel,º andº a doorº was openedºª unto meº ofº the Lord,º 13 I hadºª noº restº in myº spirit,º because Iº foundºª notº Titusº myº brother:º butº taking my leaveºª of them,º I went from thenceºª intoº Macedonia.º [12] Ac 14:27; 16:8; 20:1, 8; 1Co 16:9; Col 4:3; Rv 3:7.
[13] Ac 20:1; 2Co 7:5; 8:6, 16, 23; 12:18; Ga 2:1, 3; 2Ti 4:10; Tit 1:4. and the happy success which God gave to his preaching in all places.14 Nowº thanksº [be] unto God,º which always¹ causeth¹ª us¹ to triumphºª²² inº Christ,º andº maketh manifestºª the² savourº of his¹² knowledgeº byº usº inº everyº place.º 15 Forº we areºª unto Godº a sweet savourº of Christ,º inº them that are saved,ºª andº inº them that perish:ºª 16 To¹ the oneº² [we are] the savourº of deathº untoº death;º andº to the otherº the savourº of lifeº untoº life.º Andº whoº [is] sufficientº forº these things?º 17 Forº we areºª notº asº many,º which corruptºª the² word¹² of God:º butº asº ofº sincerity,º butº asº ofº God,º in the sightº of Godº speak² we¹ª inº Christ.º [14] Ps 106:47; 148:14; So 1:3; Ro 8:37; 15:19; 1Co 15:37; 2Co 1:11; 2:15; 8:16; 9:15; Ep 5:20; Col 1:6, 23; 1Th 3:9; Rv 7:12.
[15] Gn 8:21; Ex 29:18, 25; Is 49:5; Ezk 20:41; 1Co 1:18; 2Co 4:3; Ep 5:2; Php 4:18; 2Th 2:10. [16] Lk 2:34; Jn 9:39; Ac 13:45; 20:26; 1Co 15:10; 2Co 3:5; 12:11; 1P 2:7. [17] Jr 5:31; 23:27; Mt 24:24; Ac 20:20, 27; 2Co 1:12; 4:2; 11:13; 1Ti 1:19; 4:1; 2Ti 2:6; 4:3; Tit 1:11; He 11:27; 2P 2:1; 1Jn 4:1; 2Jn 1:7; Jde 1:4; Rv 2:14, 20; 12:9; 19:20. ©2011 by First Gospel Publications, Zion, Ill. All rights reserved. For downloads and more information please visit www.FirstGospel.com. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Chaldee and Greek Dictionaries Featuring the qBible.com Living Strong's Lexical Map ©2003 by The WWW Chat Bible Compages. All rights reserved. For how to use color-coding please view [www.ChatBible.com/key.asp]. |
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