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you. <a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it. <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But if anyone has caused grief, he not grieved me, but--in part, that I might not put it too severely--you all. <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/2.htm">King James Bible</a> But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/2.htm">New King James Version</a> But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe. <a href="/nasb_/2_corinthians/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But if anyone has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not for me, but in some degree—not to say too much—for all of you. <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/2.htm">NASB 1995</a> But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree— in order not to say too much— to all of you. <a href="/nasb77/2_corinthians/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree—in order not to say too much—to all of you. <a href="/lsb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree—in order not to say too much—to all of you. <a href="/amp/2_corinthians/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But if someone has caused [all this] sorrow, he has caused it not to me, but in some degree—not to put it too severely—[he has distressed and grieved] all of you. <a href="/csb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree—not to exaggerate —to all of you. <a href="/hcsb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree—not to exaggerate—to all of you. <a href="/asv/2_corinthians/2.htm">American Standard Version</a> But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. <a href="/cev/2_corinthians/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I don't want to be hard on you. But if one of you has made someone feel bad, I am not really the one who has been made to feel bad. Some of you are the ones. <a href="/erv/2_corinthians/2.htm">English Revised Version</a> But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. <a href="/gwt/2_corinthians/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> If someone caused distress, I'm not the one really affected. To some extent-although I don't want to emphasize this too much-it has affected all of you. <a href="/gnt/2_corinthians/2.htm">Good News Translation</a> Now, if anyone has made somebody sad, he has not done it to me but to all of you--in part, at least. (I say this because I do not want to be too hard on him.) <a href="/isv/2_corinthians/2.htm">International Standard Version</a> But if anyone has caused grief, he didn't cause me any grief. To some extent—I don't want to emphasize this too much—it has affected all of you. <a href="/net/2_corinthians/2.htm">NET Bible</a> But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well. <a href="/nheb/2_corinthians/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/2_corinthians/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But if any hath caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now if any one has caused sorrow, it has been caused not so much to me, as in some degree--for I have no wish to exaggerate--to all of you.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it. <a href="/web/2_corinthians/2.htm">World English Bible</a> 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. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_corinthians/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And if anyone has caused sorrow, he has not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all; <a href="/blb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> But if anyone has caused grief, he not grieved me, but--in part, that I might not put it too severely--you all. <a href="/ylt/2_corinthians/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all; <a href="/slt/2_corinthians/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And if any have grieved, he has not grieved me, but by part; that I might not overload you all.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if any one have caused grief, he hath not grieved me; but in part, that I may not burden you all. <a href="/cpdv/2_corinthians/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But if anyone has brought sorrow, he has not sorrowed me. Yet, for my part, this is so that I might not burden all of you. <a href="/nabre/2_corinthians/2.htm">New American Bible</a> If anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure (not to exaggerate) to all of you. <a href="/nrsvce/2_corinthians/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But if anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but to some extent—not to exaggerate it—to all of you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_corinthians/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me only, but to a certain degree all of you, therefore the news will not be a shock to you. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/2_corinthians/2.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> But if a man grieves me, it is not me he grieves, but in a small fashion all of you, so that this statement should not weigh upon you.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/2_corinthians/2.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> But if any one has caused grief, he has grieved, not me only, but, in some measure?not to speak harshly?all of you. <a href="/godbey/2_corinthians/2.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> But if any one has grieved you all, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not burden you excessively. <a href="/haweis/2_corinthians/2.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Now if any person hath given cause for grief, he hath not grieved me merely, but partly all of you; that I may add no farther burden. <a href="/mace/2_corinthians/2.htm">Mace New Testament</a> The affliction I have had, comes only from a particular quarter, so that my resentment does not affect the whole church. <a href="/wey/2_corinthians/2.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Now if any one has caused sorrow, it has been caused not so much to me, as in some degree--for I have no wish to exaggerate--to all of you. <a href="/worrell/2_corinthians/2.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> But, if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all. <a href="/worsley/2_corinthians/2.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And if any one hath caused grief, it hath grieved me only as to part of you, (that I may not overcharge you <a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ddheG4hMg28?start=288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_corinthians/2.htm">Reaffirm Your Love</a> …4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you. 5<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Now</a> <a href="/greek/1487.htm" title="1487: Ei (Conj) -- If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.">if</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/3076.htm" title="3076: lelypēken (V-RIA-3S) -- To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad.">has caused grief,</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3076.htm" title="3076: lelypēken (V-RIA-3S) -- To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad.">he has not grieved</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">but</a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pantas (Adj-AMP) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.">all</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">of you—</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: apo (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3313.htm" title="3313: merous (N-GNS) -- A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share.">some degree,</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">not</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/1912.htm" title="1912: epibarō (V-PSA-1S) -- To put a burden on, be burdensome. From epi and bareo; to be heavy upon, i.e. to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards.">overstate it.</a> 6The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-5</a> It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is intolerable even among pagans: A man has his father’s wife. / And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have been stricken with grief and have removed from your fellowship the man who did this? / Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present. ... <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a> If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. / But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ / If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. <a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">Galatians 6:1</a> Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. <a href="/2_corinthians/7-12.htm">2 Corinthians 7:12</a> So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God. <a href="/1_corinthians/5-9.htm">1 Corinthians 5:9-13</a> I wrote you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people. / I was not including the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters. In that case you would have to leave this world. / But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a verbal abuser, a drunkard or a swindler. With such a man do not even eat. ... <a href="/ephesians/4-32.htm">Ephesians 4:32</a> Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you. <a href="/2_corinthians/2-6.htm">2 Corinthians 2:6-8</a> The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him. / So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. / Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. <a href="/luke/17-3.htm">Luke 17:3-4</a> Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. / Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.” <a href="/1_corinthians/4-21.htm">1 Corinthians 4:21</a> Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit? <a href="/2_corinthians/1-23.htm">2 Corinthians 1:23-24</a> I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. / Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm. <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:14</a> And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone. <a href="/james/5-19.htm">James 5:19-20</a> My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, / consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins. <a href="/2_corinthians/12-21.htm">2 Corinthians 12:21</a> I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery. <a href="/proverbs/10-12.htm">Proverbs 10:12</a> Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions. <a href="/2_corinthians/13-10.htm">2 Corinthians 13:10</a> This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But if any have caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.any.<a href="/proverbs/17-25.htm">Proverbs 17:25</a> A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.<a href="/1_corinthians/5-1.htm">1 Corinthians 5:1-5,12,13</a> It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife… <a href="/galatians/5-10.htm">Galatians 5:10</a> I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.grieved.<a href="/galatians/4-12.htm">Galatians 4:12</a> Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; 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The context suggests a disciplinary issue, possibly related to the man mentioned in <a href="/1_corinthians/5.htm">1 Corinthians 5</a> who was involved in immorality. The grief caused is not just personal but affects the entire community, highlighting the interconnectedness of the body of Christ (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm">1 Corinthians 12:26</a>).he has not grieved me Paul emphasizes that the offense is not primarily against him, even though he is an apostle and spiritual leader. This reflects a Christ-like attitude, as seen in Jesus' teachings on forgiveness and reconciliation (<a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Matthew 18:15-17</a>). It underscores the principle that sin within the church is a communal concern, not just a personal affront.but all of you The grief extends to the whole church, indicating the corporate nature of sin and its consequences. This aligns with the biblical understanding that the church is one body, and when one member suffers, all suffer (<a href="/1_corinthians/12-26.htm">1 Corinthians 12:26</a>). It also reflects the communal responsibility to address sin and maintain purity within the church (<a href="/galatians/6.htm">Galatians 6:1</a>).to some degree Paul acknowledges the extent of the grief without exaggerating it. This balanced approach is important in church discipline, ensuring that responses are measured and appropriate. It reflects wisdom in leadership, avoiding both minimization and overreaction, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/15.htm">Proverbs 15:1</a>.not to overstate it Paul is careful not to amplify the situation beyond its reality, which could lead to unnecessary division or harshness. This restraint is consistent with biblical teachings on truthfulness and love (<a href="/ephesians/4-15.htm">Ephesians 4:15</a>). It also serves as a model for handling conflict within the church, emphasizing restoration over punishment (<a href="/2_corinthians/2-7.htm">2 Corinthians 2:7-8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who authored the letter to the Corinthians, addressing issues within the church. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_corinthian_church.htm">The Corinthian Church</a> The recipients of the letter, a Christian community in Corinth dealing with internal conflicts and issues of discipline. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_offender.htm">The Offender</a> An unnamed individual within the Corinthian church who caused grief, likely through sin or divisive behavior. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_community.htm">The Community</a> The broader body of believers in Corinth who were affected by the actions of the offender. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_event_of_grief.htm">The Event of Grief</a> The specific incident or behavior that caused distress within the church community.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_on_the_community.htm">The Impact of Sin on the Community</a> Sin does not only affect the individual but also the entire community. The grief caused by one person's actions can ripple through the church, affecting relationships and unity. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_forgiveness_and_restoration.htm">The Role of Forgiveness and Restoration</a> The goal of addressing sin is not merely punishment but restoration. The church is called to forgive and restore the offender once repentance is evident, reflecting God's grace. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_church_discipline.htm">The Importance of Church Discipline</a> Church discipline, when done biblically, serves to protect the integrity of the church and guide the sinner back to righteousness. It is a necessary aspect of maintaining a healthy church body. <a href="/topical/t/the_balance_of_truth_and_love.htm">The Balance of Truth and Love</a> Addressing sin requires a balance of truth and love. While it is important to confront wrongdoing, it must be done with compassion and a desire for reconciliation. <a href="/topical/t/the_collective_responsibility_of_the_church.htm">The Collective Responsibility of the Church</a> The entire church body shares the responsibility of maintaining purity and unity. Each member plays a role in supporting one another and holding each other accountable.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_corinthians_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Corinthians 2</a> <a href="/q/does_2_cor_2_5-7_contradict_matt_18.htm">In 2 Corinthians 2:5–7, does Paul’s instruction to forgive the offender contradict Jesus’s approach to dealing with sin in Matthew 18? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_bible's_view_on_tough_love.htm">What does the Bible say about tough love?</a> <a href="/q/what_was_biblical_corinth_like.htm">What was biblical Corinth like?</a> <a href="/q/why_not_judge_others_in_romans_14_10.htm">Romans 14:10 – Why emphasize not judging others when other passages in the New Testament do pronounce judgment on certain behaviors? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_corinthians/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) But if any have caused grief.--The man who had been the chief cause of his sorrow is now prominent in his thoughts. He will not name him. He is, as in <a href="/context/1_corinthians/5-1.htm" title="It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.">1Corinthians 5:1-5</a>, and here in <a href="/2_corinthians/2-7.htm" title="So that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.">2Corinthians 2:7</a>, "a man," "such a one." The abrupt introduction of the qualifying clause, "but in part," and the absence of any authoritative punctuation, makes the construction ambiguous. It admits of three possible explanations: (1) "If any have caused grief, it is not I alone whom he hath grieved, but in part, to some extent--not to press the charge against him too heavily--all of you" They, the members of the Corinthian Church, were really the greatest sufferers from the scandal which brought shame upon it. (2) "If any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, save in part" (i.e., he is not the only offender), "that I may not press the charge against all of you--so that I may not treat you as if you were all open to the same condemnation, or had all caused the same sorrow." (3) Combining parts of (1) and (2): "It is not I whom he hath grieved, save in part, that I may not lay the blame on all of you." Of these (1) seems the simplest and most natural. In any case, it is important to remember that the position of the pronoun in the Greek, "me he hath not grieved," makes it specially emphatic.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_corinthians/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 5-11. - The results of his letter in their treatment of the incestuous offender. Verse 5. - But if any have caused grief. The word "pain" or "grief" which has been so prominent in the last verses, naturally reminds St. Paul of the person whose misdoings had caused all this trouble. The "any" is in the singular. He hath not grieved me, but in part, etc. Of the various ways of taking this verse, the most tenable seems to be this: "If any one has caused pain, he has not pained me but partly (not to weigh down too heavily) all of you. St. Paul is denying that the feelings with which he hat(written his severe letter were due to mere personal sorrow or indignation. In writing he felt for the wrong done to them, to the whole Corinthian Church, at least as much as for the smart of his own grief and disappointment. The word "partly" is introduced, as St. Chrysostom says, to soften the expression, "he has grieved you all." It will then mean "to a certain extent." The words, "that I may not overcharge," or rather, as in the Revised Version, "that I press not too heavily," assign the reason for the modifying clause, "in part." When St. Paul says that this man's conduct had even to any extent grieved the whole community, his words may seem to conflict with <a href="/1_corinthians/5-2.htm">1 Corinthians 5:2</a>; but he is thinking, not of the immediate condonation of the offender there alluded to, but of the agony of subsequent repentance which his letter had awoke in the whole (or practically the whole) community (<a href="/2_corinthians/7-11.htm">2 Corinthians 7:11</a>). The phrase, "that I press not too heavily," refers then to the offender: "I will not say outright that he has grieved not me, but all of you, because I do not wish to bear too hard on him" (comp. <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-9.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:9</a>; <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:8</a>), "but I will say that he has grieved you and me alike to some extent." The phrase, "in part," occurs also in <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a>. <a href="/commentaries/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Now δέ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. if Εἰ (Ei) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1487.htm">Strong's 1487: </a> If. A primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc. anyone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. has caused grief, λελύπηκεν (lelypēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3076.htm">Strong's 3076: </a> To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad. he has not grieved λελύπηκεν (lelypēken) Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3076.htm">Strong's 3076: </a> To pain, grieve, vex. From lupe; to distress; reflexively or passively, to be sad. me, ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. but ἀλλὰ (alla) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise. all πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. of you— ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. to ἀπὸ (apo) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses. some degree, μέρους (merous) Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3313.htm">Strong's 3313: </a> A part, portion, share. From an obsolete but more primary form of meiromai; a division or share. not μὴ (mē) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether. to ἵνα (hina) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that. overstate [it]. ἐπιβαρῶ (epibarō) Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1912.htm">Strong's 1912: </a> To put a burden on, be burdensome. From epi and bareo; to be heavy upon, i.e. to be expensive to; figuratively, to be severe towards. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">2 Corinthians 2:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-5.htm">NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 2:5 But if any has caused sorrow he (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Corinthians 2:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 2:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Corinthians 2:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Corinthians 2:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>