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| 2:1 | But I determined this in my selfe, that I wold not come agayne to you in heuynes. |
| 2:2 | For yf I make you sorye, who is it that shuld make me glad, but the same which is made sory by me? |
| 2:3 | And I wrote thys same vnto you, lest yf I came vnto you, I shuld take heuynes of them, of whom I ought to reioyce. Thys confidence haue I towarde you all, that my ioye is the ioye of you all. |
| 2:4 | For out of great affliccyon and anguysshe of hert. I wrote vnto you with many teares: not that ye shulde be made sory, but that ye myght perceaue the loue, whych I haue, most specially vnto you. |
| 2:5 | If eny man hath caused sorow, the same hath not made me sory, but partely: lest I shulde greue you all. |
| 2:6 | It is sufficient vnto the same man, that he was rebuked of many. |
| 2:7 | So that now contrary wyse, ye ought rather to forgeue him, and comforte him: lest that same persone shuld be swalowed vp wt ouer moch heuynes. |
| 2:8 | Wherfore, I exhorte you, that loue maye haue strength ouer him. |
| 2:9 | For this cause verely dyd I wryte, that I myght knowe the profe of you, whether ye shulde be obedient in all thynges. |
| 2:10 | To whom ye forgeue eny thynge, I forgeue also. For yf I forgaue eny thynge, to whom I forgaue it, for youre sakes forgaue I it, in the syght of Christ, |
| 2:11 | lest Satan shuld preuent vs. For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs. |
| 2:12 | When I was come to Troada for Christes Gospelles sake (and a dore was opened vnto me of the Lord) |
| 2:13 | I had no rest in my sprete, because I founde not Titus my brother: but toke my leaue of them, and went awaye into Macedonia. |
| 2:14 | Thankes be vnto God, which alwayes geueth vs the victorie in Christ, and openeth the sauer of his knowledge by vs in euery place. |
| 2:15 | For we are vnto God the swete sauoure of Christ, amonge them that are saued, and amonge them which perysshe. |
| 2:16 | To the one parte are we the sauour of deeth vnto deeth. And vnto the other part are we the sauour of lyfe vnto lyfe. And who is mete vnto these thinges? |
| 2:17 | For we are not as the most part are, which choppe and chaunge with the worde of God: but euen out of purenes, and by the power of God, in the syght of God, so speake we in Christ. |
| 2:1 | And Y ordeynede this ilke thing at me, that Y schulde not come eftsoone in heuynes to you. |
| 2:2 | For if Y make you sori, who is he that gladith me, but he that is soreuful of me? |
| 2:3 | And this same thing Y wroot to you, that whanne Y come, Y haue not sorewe on sorewe, of the whiche it behofte me to haue ioie. And Y triste in you alle, that my ioye is of alle you. |
| 2:4 | For of myche tribulacioun and angwisch of herte Y wroot to you by many teeris, not that ye be sori, but that ye wite what charite Y haue more plenteuously in you. |
| 2:5 | For if ony man hath maad me soreuful, he hath not maad me sorewful but a parti, that Y charge not you alle. |
| 2:6 | This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon; |
| 2:7 | so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse. |
| 2:8 | For which thing Y biseche you, that ye conferme charite in to hym. |
| 2:9 | For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient. |
| 2:10 | For to whom ye han foryyuen ony thing, also Y haue foryyue. For Y that that Y foryaf, yif Y foryaf ony thing, haue youun for you in the persone of Crist, |
| 2:11 | that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis. |
| 2:12 | But whanne Y was comun to Troade for the gospel of Crist, and a dore was opened to me in the Lord, |
| 2:13 | Y hadde not rest to my spirit, for Y foond not my brother Tite, but Y seide to hem farewel, and Y passide in to Macedonye. |
| 2:14 | And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place; |
| 2:15 | for we ben the good odour of Crist to God, among these that ben maad saaf, and among these that perischen. |
| 2:16 | To othere sotheli odour of deth in to deth, but to othere we ben odour of lijf in to lijf. And to these thingis who is so able? |
| 2:17 | For we ben not as many, that don auoutrie bi the word of God, but we speken of clennesse, as of God, bifor God in Crist. |
| 2:1 | But I determyned this wt my selfe, that I wolde not come agayne to you in heuynes. |
| 2:2 | For yf I make you sory, who is it that shal make me glad, but the same which is made sory by me? |
| 2:3 | And the same haue I wrytten vnto you, lest wha I come, I shulde take heuynes of them, of whom I oughte to reioyse: for somoch as I haue this confidence in you all, that my ioye is the ioye of you all. |
| 2:4 | For in greate trouble and anguysh of hert wrote I vnto you with many teares: not yt ye shulde be sory, but that ye mighte perceaue the loue, which I haue most specially vnto you. |
| 2:5 | But yf eny man haue caused sorowe, the same hath not made me sory, but partely, lest I shulde greue you all. |
| 2:6 | It is sufficient, that the same man is so rebuked of many, |
| 2:7 | so that from hence forth ye oughte the more to forgeue him and to comforte him, lest he be swalowed vp in ouer moch heuynesse. |
| 2:8 | Wherfore I exhorte you, that ye shewe loue vpo him. |
| 2:9 | For therfore dyd I wryte vnto you also, that I mighte knowe the profe of you, whether ye were obediet in all thinges. |
| 2:10 | But loke vnto who ye forgeue eny thinge, I forgeue hi also. For I also, yf I forgeue ought vnto eny ma, that forgeue I for youre sakes in the rowme of Christ, |
| 2:11 | lest we shulde be preuented of Sathan. For his thoughtes are not vnknowne vnto vs. |
| 2:12 | But wha I came to Troada to preach ye Gospell of Christ (and a dore was opened vnto me in ye LODRE) |
| 2:13 | I had no rest in my sprete, because I founde not Titus my brother: but I toke my leue of them, and wente awaye in to Macedonia. |
| 2:14 | Yet thankes be vnto God, which all waye geueth vs the victory in Christ, and openeth ye fauoure of his knowlege by vs in euery place. |
| 2:15 | For we are vnto God the good fauoure of Christ, both amonge the yt are saued, & amonge them yt perishe. |
| 2:16 | To these, ye sauoure of death vnto death: but vnto ye other, the sauoure of life vnto life. And who is mete therto? |
| 2:17 | For we are not as many are, which choppe & chaunge wt the worde of God, but eue out of purenesse, and out of God, in ye sighte of God, so speake we in Christ. |
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