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| 2:1 | And I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you, |
| 2:2 | for if I make you sorry, then who is he who is making me glad, except he who is made sorry by me? |
| 2:3 | and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all, |
| 2:4 | for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you. |
| 2:5 | And if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all; |
| 2:6 | sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that `is' by the more part, |
| 2:7 | so that, on the contrary, `it is' rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up; |
| 2:8 | wherefore, I call upon you to confirm love to him, |
| 2:9 | for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient. |
| 2:10 | And to whom ye forgive anything -- I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven `it', because of you -- in the person of Christ -- `I forgive it,' |
| 2:11 | that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant. |
| 2:12 | And having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord, |
| 2:13 | I have not had rest to my spirit, on my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went forth to Macedonia; |
| 2:14 | and to God `are' thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place, |
| 2:15 | because of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost; |
| 2:16 | to the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient? |
| 2:17 | for we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak. |
| 2:1 | But I determened this in my silfe yt I wolde not come agayne to you in hevines. |
| 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 this same pistle vnto you lest yf I came I shuld take hevynes of them of whom I ought to reioyce. Certaynly this confidence have I in you all that my ioye is the ioye of you all. |
| 2:4 | For in great affliccion and anguysshe of hert I wrote vnto you with many teares: not to make you sory but that ye myght perceave the love which I have most specially vnto you. |
| 2:5 | If eny man hath caused sorow the same hath not made me sory but partely: lest I shuld greve 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 to forgeve him and comforte him: lest that same persone shuld be swalowed vp with over moche hevines. |
| 2:8 | Wherfore I exhorte you that love maye have stregth over him. |
| 2:9 | For this cause verely dyd I write that I myght knowe the profe of you whether ye shuld be obediet in all thinges. |
| 2:10 | To whom ye forgeve enythinge I forgeve also. And verely if I forgeve enythinge to whom I forgave it for youre sakes forgave I it in the roume of Christ |
| 2:11 | lest Satan shuld prevet vs. For his thoughtes are not vnknowen vnto vs. |
| 2:12 | When I was come to Troada for Christes gospels sake (and a great dore was openned vnto me of the Lorde) |
| 2:13 | I had no rest in my sprete because I founde not Titus my brother: but toke my leave of them and went awaye into Macedonia. |
| 2:14 | Thankes be vnto God which alwayes geveth vs the victorie in Christ and openeth the saver of his knowledge by vs in every place. |
| 2:15 | For we are vnto God the swete savoure of Christ both amoge them that are saved and also amoge them which perisshe. |
| 2:16 | To the one parte are we ye savoure of deeth vnto deeth. And vnto the other parte are we the savoure of lyfe vnto lyfe. And who is mete vnto these thinges? |
| 2:17 | For we are not as many are which choppe and chaunge with the worde of God: but even oute of purenes and by the power of God and in the sight of God so speake we in Christ. |
| 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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