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2nd Corinthians 02

KING JAMES BIBLE

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.

KING JAMES 1611

1But I determined this with my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.

2For if I make you sorie, who is hee then that maketh mee glad, but the same which is made sorie by me.

3And I wrote this same vnto you, least when I came, I should haue sorrow from them of whome I ought to reioyce, hauing confidence in you all, that my ioy is the ioy of you all.

4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that you should bee grieued, but that yee might knowe the loue which I haue more abundantly vnto you.

5But if any haue caused griefe, hee hath not grieued mee, but in part: that I may not ouercharge you all.

6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

7So that contrarywise, yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest perhaps, such a one should be swallowed vp with ouermuch sorrow.

8Wherefore I beseech you, that you would confirme your loue towards him.

9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proofe of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

10To whom yee forgiue any thing, I forgiue also: for if I forgaue any thing, to whom I forgaue it, for your sakes forgaue I it, in the person of Christ,

11Lest Satan should get an aduantage of vs: for wee are not ignorant of his deuices.

12Furthermore when I came to Troas, to preach Christs Gospel, and a doore was opened vnto mee of the Lord,

13I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother, but taking my leaue of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

14Now thankes bee vnto God, which alwayes causeth vs to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the sauour of his knowledge by vs in euery place.

15For wee are vnto God, a sweet sauour of Christ, in them that are saued, and in them that perish.

16To the one wee are the sauour of death vnto death; and to the other, the sauour of life vnto life: and who is sufficient for these things?

17For wee are not as many which corrupt the word of God: but as of sinceritie, but as of God, in the sight of God speake we in Christ.

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THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE

1 For I decided not to come to you again in painful circumstances. 2 For if I inflict pain upon you, then who is there to cheer me except the one pained by me? 3 And I wrote as I did so that when I came I might not be pained by those in whom I should have rejoiced, confident about all of you that my joy is that of all of you. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you might be pained but that you might know the abundant love I have for you. 5 If anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure (not to exaggerate) to all of you. 6 This punishment by the majority is enough for such a person, 7 so that on the contrary you should forgive and encourage him instead, or else the person may be overwhelmed by excessive pain. 8 Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. 9 For this is why I wrote, to know your proven character, whether you were obedient in everything. 10 Whomever you forgive anything, so do I. For indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for you in the presence of Christ, 11 so that we might not be taken advantage of by Satan, for we are not unaware of his purposes. 12 When I went to Troas for the gospel of Christ, although a door was opened for me in the Lord, 13 I had no relief in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. So I took leave of them and went on to Macedonia. 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ and manifests through us the odor of the knowledge of him in every place. 15 For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing, 16 to the latter an odor of death that leads to death, to the former an odor of life that leads to life. Who is qualified for this? 17 For we are not like the many who trade on the word of God; but as out of sincerity, indeed as from God and in the presence of God, we speak in Christ.

COMMENTARIE

This chapter deals with the case of discipline.

v1. Some problem, perhaps the man who had taken his step mother in 1 Cor. 5:1, had caused resentment against Paul. While Paul had forgiven the individual, he was not going back until the matter was settled.

v2. Either that individual or the church had apparently been rebuked by Paul and were saddened, but the same ones could make Paul happy by their repentance.

v3-5. The matter affected the whole church. Though Paul was in much tears and sorrow over the situation, he is not writing to add to their grief, but to show his love.

v6,7. Whoever was the offender, apparently the church had dealt with him. Now if he has repented, it was needful that he be forgiven.

v8-10. As further evidence the individual had repented, Paul asks the church to show love to the individual by forgiving him. Their forgiveness and reinstatement of the individual would prove their obedience. Paul had forgiven, and true forgiveness is for the sake of Christ.

v11. Sin in any church allows Satan to gain a foothold.

v12,13. Paul had expected to meet Titus in Troas, but since he was not there, Paul immediately moved into the open door that was before him.

v14. About this time Paul may have been encouraged by the arrival of Titus with a good report from the church at Corinth, see 7:5-7. Also encouraged that the savour or fragrance of the gospel was going forth everywhere.

v15,16. Paul makes this comparison from the odor of sacrifices being offered to honor a victorious Roman conqueror. To the victors it was an odor of life for their victory, but for the captives it was an odor of death for their coming execution or death in the arena. Paul and his companions were a savor or odor of life to those who woubelieve and come to Christ, but they were a savor of death to those who rejected him.

v17. Perhaps there were already some who were preaching for the personal gain received, whether financially or personal prestige. Paul emphasizes that he is spreading the gospel, that odor of life, from a strictly sincere motive.

illustrate:
^           Repentance and Restoration
^                         comfort
^                         forgiveness
Offense ----> Dscipline    
^
^
^         Lack of forgiveness despair  

Offense leads to discipline to repentance and restoration, or discipline leads to lack of forgiveness.