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[1] But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow. [2] For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me? [3] And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you. [4] For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you. [5] But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all. [6] This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one; [7] so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow. [8] Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him. [9] For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things. [10] Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, [11] that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes. [12] Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord, [13] I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia. [14] Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place. [15] For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are being saved and in those who perish: [16] to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? [17] For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
King James Version

Triumph in Christ

[1] But G1161 I determined G2919 this G5124 with myself, G1683 that I would G2064 not G3361 come G2064 again G3825 to G4314 you G5209 in G1722 heaviness. G3077 [2] For G1063 if G1487 I G1473 make G3076 you G5209 sorry, G3076 who G5101 is G2076 he G3588 then G2532 that maketh G2165 me G3165 glad, G2165 but G1487 G3361 the same which G3588 is made sorry G3076 by G1537 me? G1700 [3] And G2532 I wrote G1125 this G5124 same G846 unto you, G5213 lest, G2443 G3361 when I came, G2064 I should have G2192 sorrow G3077 from G575 them of whom G3739 I G3165 ought G1163 to rejoice; G5463 having confidence G3982 in G1909 you G5209 all, G3956 that G3754 my G1699 joy G5479 is G2076 the joy of you G5216 all. G3956 [4] For G1063 out of G1537 much G4183 affliction G2347 and G2532 anguish G4928 of heart G2588 I wrote G1125 unto you G5213 with G1223 many G4183 tears; G1144 not G3756 that G2443 ye should be grieved, G3076 but G235 that G2443 ye might know G1097 the G3588 love G26 which G3739 I have G2192 more abundantly G4056 unto G1519 you. G5209 [5] But G1161 if G1487 any G5100 have caused grief, G3076 he hath G3076 not G3756 grieved G3076 me, G1691 but G235 in G575 part: G3313 that G2443 I may G1912 not G3361 overcharge G1912 you G5209 all. G3956 [6] Sufficient G2425 to such a man G5108 is this G3778 punishment, G2009§ which G3588 was inflicted of G5259 many. G4119 [7] So that G5620 contrariwise G5121 ye G5209 ought rather G3123 to forgive G5483 him, and G2532 comfort G3870 him, lest G3361 perhaps G4458 such a one G5108 should be swallowed up G2666 with overmuch G4053 sorrow. G3077 [8] Wherefore G1352 I beseech G3870 you G5209 that ye would confirm G2964 your love G26 toward G1519 him. G846 [9] For G1063 to G1519 this end G5124 also G2532 did I write, G1125 that G2443 I might know G1097 the G3588 proof G1382 of you, G5216 whether G1487 ye be G2075 obedient G5255 in G1519 all things. G3956 [10] To whom G3739 G1161 ye forgive G5483 any thing, G5100 I G1473 forgive also: G2532 for G1063 if G1487 I G1473 forgave G5483 any thing, G5100 to whom G3739 I forgave G5483 it, for G1223 your G5209 sakes G1223 forgave I it in G1722 the person G4383§ of Christ; G5547 [11] lest G2443 G3361 Satan G5259 G4567 should get an advantage of us: G4122 for G1063 we are G50 not G3756 ignorant G50 of his G846 devices. G3540 [12] Furthermore, G1161 when I came G2064 to G1519 Troas G5174 to G1519 preach Christ’s G5547 gospel, G2098 and G2532 a door G2374 was opened G455 unto me G3427 of G1722 the Lord, G2962 [13] I had G2192 no G3756 rest G425 in my G3450 spirit, G4151 because G3588 I G3165 found G2147 not G3361 Titus G5103 my G3450 brother: G80 but G235 taking my leave G657 of them, G846 I went from thence G1831 into G1519 Macedonia. G3109 [14] Now G1161 thanks G5485 be unto God, G2316 which G3588 always G3842 causeth G2358 us G2248 to triumph G2358 in G1722 Christ, G5547 and G2532 maketh manifest G5319 the G3588 savour G3744 of his G846 knowledge G1108 by G1223 us G2257 in G1722 every G3956 place. G5117 [15] For G3754 we are G2070 unto God G2316 a sweet savour G2175 of Christ, G5547 in G1722 them that G3588 are saved, G4982 and G2532 in G1722 them that G3588 perish: G622 [16] to the one G3739 G3303 we are the savour G3744 of death G2288 unto G1519 death; G2288 and G1161 to the other G3739 the savour G3744 of life G2222 unto G1519 life. G2222 And G2532 who G5101 is sufficient G2425 for G4314 these things? G5023 [17] For G1063 we are G2070 not G3756 as G5613 many, G4183 which corrupt G2585§ the G3588 word G3056 of God: G2316 but G235 as G5613 of G1537 sincerity, G1505 but G235 as G5613 of G1537 God, G2316 in the sight G2714 of God G2316 speak we G2980 in G1722 Christ. G5547

Footnotes

  1. § 2:6 Or, censure
  2. § 2:10 Or, in the sight
  3. § 2:17 Or, deal deceitfully with
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ἔκρινα G2919 ‡δὲ G1161 ἐμαυτῷ G1683 τοῦτο, G5124 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 πάλιν G3825 ‡ἐν G1722 λύπῃ G3077 πρὸς G4314 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐλθεῖν. G2064 [2] Εἰ G1487 γὰρ G1063 ἐγὼ G1473 λυπῶ G3076 ὑμᾶς, G5209 καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ‡ἐστιν G2076 ὁ G3588 εὐφραίνων G2165 με, G3165 εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 ὁ G3588 λυπούμενος G3076 ἐξ G1537 ἐμοῦ; G1700 [3] Καὶ G2532 ἔγραψα G1125 ‡ὑμῖν G5213 τοῦτο G5124 αὐτό, G846 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἐλθὼν G2064 λύπην G3077 ‡ἔχω G2192 ἀφ’ G575 ὧν G3739 ἔδει G1163 με G3165 χαίρειν, G5463 πεποιθὼς G3982 ἐπὶ G1909 πάντας G3956 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ὅτι G3754 ἡ G3588 ἐμὴ G1699 χαρὰ G5479 πάντων G3956 ὑμῶν G5216 ἐστίν. G2076 [4] Ἐκ G1537 γὰρ G1063 πολλῆς G4183 θλίψεως G2347 καὶ G2532 συνοχῆς G4928 καρδίας G2588 ἔγραψα G1125 ὑμῖν G5213 διὰ G1223 πολλῶν G4183 δακρύων, G1144 οὐχ G3756 ἵνα G2443 λυπηθῆτε, G3076 ἀλλὰ G235 τὴν G3588 ἀγάπην G26 ἵνα G2443 γνῶτε G1097 ἣν G3739 ἔχω G2192 περισσοτέρως G4056 εἰς G1519 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [5] Εἰ G1487 δέ G1161 τις G5100 λελύπηκεν, G3076 οὐκ G3756 ἐμὲ G1691 λελύπηκεν, G3076 ‡ἀλλὰ G235 ἀπὸ G575 μέρους— G3313 ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 ἐπιβαρῶ— G1912 πάντας G3956 ὑμᾶς. G5209 [6] Ἱκανὸν G2425 τῷ G3588 τοιούτῳ G5108 ἡ G3588 ἐπιτιμία G2009 αὕτη G3778 ἡ G3588 ὑπὸ G5259 τῶν G3588 πλειόνων· G4119 [7] ὥστε G5620 τοὐναντίον G5121 ‡μᾶλλον G3123 ὑμᾶς G5209 χαρίσασθαι G5483 καὶ G2532 παρακαλέσαι, G3870 μήπως G3381 τῇ G3588 περισσοτέρᾳ G4053 λύπῃ G3077 καταποθῇ G2666 ὁ G3588 τοιοῦτος. G5108 [8] Διὸ G1352 παρακαλῶ G3870 ὑμᾶς G5209 κυρῶσαι G2964 εἰς G1519 αὐτὸν G846 ἀγάπην. G26 [9] Εἰς G1519 τοῦτο G5124 γὰρ G1063 καὶ G2532 ἔγραψα, G1125 ἵνα G2443 γνῶ G1097 τὴν G3588 δοκιμὴν G1382 ὑμῶν, G5216 εἰ G1487 εἰς G1519 πάντα G3956 ὑπήκοοί G5255 ἐστε. G2075 [10] ᾯ G3739 δέ G1161 τι G5100 χαρίζεσθε, G5483 ‡καὶ G2532 ἐγώ· G1473 καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 ἐγὼ G1473 ‡εἴ G1487 τι G5100 κεχάρισμαι, G5483 ᾧ G3739 κεχάρισμαι, G5483 δι’ G1223 ὑμᾶς G5209 ἐν G1722 προσώπῳ G4383 χριστοῦ, G5547 [11] ἵνα G2443 μὴ G3361 πλεονεκτηθῶμεν G4122 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 Σατανᾶ· G4567 οὐ G3756 γὰρ G1063 αὐτοῦ G846 τὰ G3588 νοήματα G3540 ἀγνοοῦμεν. G50 [12] Ἐλθὼν G2064 δὲ G1161 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 Τρῳάδα G5174 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 εὐαγγέλιον G2098 τοῦ G3588 χριστοῦ, G5547 καὶ G2532 θύρας G2374 μοι G3427 ἀνεῳγμένης G455 ἐν G1722 κυρίῳ, G2962 [13] οὐκ G3756 ἔσχηκα G2192 ἄνεσιν G425 τῷ G3588 πνεύματί G4151 μου, G3450 τῷ G3588 μὴ G3361 εὑρεῖν G2147 με G3165 Τίτον G5103 τὸν G3588 ἀδελφόν G80 μου· G3450 ‡ἀλλὰ G235 ἀποταξάμενος G657 αὐτοῖς G846 ἐξῆλθον G1831 εἰς G1519 Μακεδονίαν. G3109 [14] Τῷ G3588 δὲ G1161 θεῷ G2316 χάρις G5485 τῷ G3588 πάντοτε G3842 θριαμβεύοντι G2358 ἡμᾶς G2248 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 χριστῷ, G5547 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 ὀσμὴν G3744 τῆς G3588 γνώσεως G1108 αὐτοῦ G846 φανεροῦντι G5319 δι’ G1223 ἡμῶν G2257 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 τόπῳ. G5117 [15] Ὅτι G3754 χριστοῦ G5547 εὐωδία G2175 ἐσμὲν G2070 τῷ G3588 θεῷ G2316 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 σῳζομένοις G4982 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀπολλυμένοις· G622 [16] οἷς G3739 μὲν G3303 ὀσμὴ G3744 ‡θανάτου G2288 εἰς G1519 θάνατον, G2288 οἷς G3739 δὲ G1161 ὀσμὴ G3744 ‡ζωῆς G2222 εἰς G1519 ζωήν. G2222 Καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 ταῦτα G5023 τίς G5101 ἱκανός; G2425 [17] Οὐ G3756 γάρ G1063 ἐσμεν G2070 ὡς G5613 οἱ G3588 ‡λοιποί, G3062 καπηλεύοντες G2585 τὸν G3588 λόγον G3056 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ· G2316 ἀλλ’ G235 ὡς G5613 ἐξ G1537 ‡εἰλικρινείας, G1505 ἀλλ’ G235 ὡς G5613 ἐκ G1537 θεοῦ, G2316 ‡κατενώπιον G2714 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 λαλοῦμεν. G2980

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 2:1a δὲ ¦ γὰρ
  2. ‡ 2:1b ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν ¦ ἐν λύπῃ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς ¦ ἐλθεῖν ἐν λύπῃ πρὸς ὑμᾶς
  3. ‡ 2:2 ἐστιν ¦
  4. ‡ 2:3a ὑμῖν ¦
  5. ‡ 2:3b ἔχω ¦ σχῶ
  6. ‡ 2:5 ἀλλὰ ¦ ἀλλ’
  7. ‡ 2:7 μᾶλλον ¦
  8. ‡ 2:10a καὶ ἐγώ ¦ κἀγώ
  9. ‡ 2:10b εἴ τι κεχάρισμαι ᾧ ¦ ὃ κεχάρισμαι εἴ τι
  10. ‡ 2:13 ἀλλὰ ¦ ἀλλ’
  11. ‡ 2:16a θανάτου ¦ ἐκ θανάτου
  12. ‡ 2:16b ζωῆς ¦ ἐκ ζωῆς
  13. ‡ 2:17a λοιποί ¦ πολλοί
  14. ‡ 2:17b εἰλικρινείας ¦ εἰλικρινίας
  15. ‡ 2:17c κατενώπιον τοῦ ¦ κατέναντι