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World English Bible

2 Corinthians 2 (WEBP)

[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 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Corinthians 2 (KJVS)

[1] But I determined () this with myself, that I would not come () again to you in heaviness.
[2] For if I make you sorry, () who is he () then that maketh me glad, () but the same which is made sorry () by me?
[3] And I wrote () this same unto you, lest, when I came, () I should have () sorrow from them of whom I ought () to rejoice; () having confidence () in you all, that my joy is () the joy of you all.
[4] For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote () unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, () but that ye might know () the love which I have () more abundantly unto you.
[5] But if any have caused grief, () he hath not grieved () me, but in part: that I may not overcharge () you all.
[6] Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
[7] So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive () him, and comfort () him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up () with overmuch sorrow.
[8] Wherefore I beseech () you that ye would confirm () your love toward him.
[9] For to this end also did I write, () that I might know () the proof of you, whether ye be () obedient in all things.
[10] To whom ye forgive () any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave () any thing, to whom I forgave () it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
[11] lest Satan should get an advantage of us: () for we are not ignorant () of his devices.
[12] Furthermore, when I came () to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened () unto me of the Lord,
[13] I had () no rest in my spirit, because I found () not Titus my brother: but taking my leave () of them, I went from thence () into Macedonia.
[14] Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph () in Christ, and maketh manifest () the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
[15] For we are () unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, () and in them that perish: ()
[16] to the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
[17] For we are () not as many, which corrupt () the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we () in Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:6 Or, censure
2 Corinthians 2:10 Or, in the sight
2 Corinthians 2:17 Or, deal deceitfully with

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Corinthians 2 (BYZ)

[1] Ἔκρινα () δὲ () ἐμαυτῷ () τοῦτο, () τὸ () μὴ () πάλιν () ἐν () λύπῃ () πρὸς () ὑμᾶς () ἐλθεῖν. ()
[2] Εἰ () γὰρ () ἐγὼ () λυπῶ () ὑμᾶς, () καὶ () τίς () ἐστιν () ὁ () εὐφραίνων () με, () εἰ () μὴ () ὁ () λυπούμενος () ἐξ () ἐμοῦ; ()
[3] Καὶ () ἔγραψα () ὑμῖν () τοῦτο () αὐτό, () ἵνα () μὴ () ἐλθὼν () λύπην () ἔχω () ἀφ’ () ὧν () ἔδει () με () χαίρειν, () πεποιθὼς () ἐπὶ () πάντας () ὑμᾶς, () ὅτι () ἡ () ἐμὴ () χαρὰ () πάντων () ὑμῶν () ἐστίν. ()
[4] Ἐκ () γὰρ () πολλῆς () θλίψεως () καὶ () συνοχῆς () καρδίας () ἔγραψα () ὑμῖν () διὰ () πολλῶν () δακρύων, () οὐχ () ἵνα () λυπηθῆτε, () ἀλλὰ () τὴν () ἀγάπην () ἵνα () γνῶτε () ἣν () ἔχω () περισσοτέρως () εἰς () ὑμᾶς. ()
[5] Εἰ () δέ () τις () λελύπηκεν, () οὐκ () ἐμὲ () λελύπηκεν, () ἀλλὰ () ἀπὸ () μέρους () ἵνα () μὴ () ἐπιβαρῶ () πάντας () ὑμᾶς. ()
[6] Ἱκανὸν () τῷ () τοιούτῳ () ἡ () ἐπιτιμία () αὕτη () ἡ () ὑπὸ () τῶν () πλειόνων· ()
[7] ὥστε () τοὐναντίον () μᾶλλον () ὑμᾶς () χαρίσασθαι () καὶ () παρακαλέσαι, () μήπως () τῇ () περισσοτέρᾳ () λύπῃ () καταποθῇ () ὁ () τοιοῦτος. ()
[8] Διὸ () παρακαλῶ () ὑμᾶς () κυρῶσαι () εἰς () αὐτὸν () ἀγάπην. ()
[9] Εἰς () τοῦτο () γὰρ () καὶ () ἔγραψα, () ἵνα () γνῶ () τὴν () δοκιμὴν () ὑμῶν, () εἰ () εἰς () πάντα () ὑπήκοοί () ἐστε. ()
[10] ᾯ () δέ () τι () χαρίζεσθε, () καὶ () ἐγώ· () καὶ () γὰρ () ἐγὼ () εἴ () τι () κεχάρισμαι, () ᾧ () κεχάρισμαι, () δι’ () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () προσώπῳ () χριστοῦ, ()
[11] ἵνα () μὴ () πλεονεκτηθῶμεν () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () Σατανᾶ· () οὐ () γὰρ () αὐτοῦ () τὰ () νοήματα () ἀγνοοῦμεν. ()
[12] Ἐλθὼν () δὲ () εἰς () τὴν () Τρῳάδα () εἰς () τὸ () εὐαγγέλιον () τοῦ () χριστοῦ, () καὶ () θύρας () μοι () ἀνεῳγμένης () ἐν () κυρίῳ, ()
[13] οὐκ () ἔσχηκα () ἄνεσιν () τῷ () πνεύματί () μου, () τῷ () μὴ () εὑρεῖν () με () Τίτον () τὸν () ἀδελφόν () μου· () ἀλλὰ () ἀποταξάμενος () αὐτοῖς () ἐξῆλθον () εἰς () Μακεδονίαν. ()
[14] Τῷ () δὲ () θεῷ () χάρις () τῷ () πάντοτε () θριαμβεύοντι () ἡμᾶς () ἐν () τῷ () χριστῷ, () καὶ () τὴν () ὀσμὴν () τῆς () γνώσεως () αὐτοῦ () φανεροῦντι () δι’ () ἡμῶν () ἐν () παντὶ () τόπῳ. ()
[15] Ὅτι () χριστοῦ () εὐωδία () ἐσμὲν () τῷ () θεῷ () ἐν () τοῖς () σῳζομένοις () καὶ () ἐν () τοῖς () ἀπολλυμένοις· ()
[16] οἷς () μὲν () ὀσμὴ () θανάτου () εἰς () θάνατον, () οἷς () δὲ () ὀσμὴ () ζωῆς () εἰς () ζωήν. () Καὶ () πρὸς () ταῦτα () τίς () ἱκανός; ()
[17] Οὐ () γάρ () ἐσμεν () ὡς () οἱ () λοιποί, () καπηλεύοντες () τὸν () λόγον () τοῦ () θεοῦ· () ἀλλ’ () ὡς () ἐξ () εἰλικρινείας, () ἀλλ’ () ὡς () ἐκ () θεοῦ, () κατενώπιον () τοῦ () θεοῦ, () ἐν () χριστῷ () λαλοῦμεν. ()

2 Corinthians 2:1 N δὲ ⇒ γὰρ
2 Corinthians 2:2 N ἐστιν ⇒ -
2 Corinthians 2:3a N ὑμῖν ⇒ -
2 Corinthians 2:3b N ἔχω ⇒ σχῶ
2 Corinthians 2:7 N μήπως ⇒ μή πως
2 Corinthians 2:10a N καὶ ἐγώ ⇒ κἀγώ
2 Corinthians 2:10b N εἴ τι ⇒ ὃ
2 Corinthians 2:10c N ᾧ κεχάρισμαι ⇒ εἴ τι κεχάρισμαι
2 Corinthians 2:16a N θανάτου ⇒ ἐκ θανάτου
2 Corinthians 2:16b N ζωῆς ⇒ ἐκ ζωῆς
2 Corinthians 2:17a B λοιποί ⇒ πολλοί
2 Corinthians 2:17b N λοιποί ⇒ πολλοί
2 Corinthians 2:17c N κατενώπιον τοῦ ⇒ κατέναντι