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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Corinthians 2</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/bsb/spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_corinthians/2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc//2_corinthians/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="/2_corinthians/">2 Corinthians</a> > 2 Corinthians 2</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_corinthians/1.htm" title="2 Corinthians 1">◄</a> 2 Corinthians 2 <a href="../2_corinthians/3.htm" title="2 Corinthians 3">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div align="center" id="jump2"><a href="/niv/2_corinthians/2.htm">NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/2_corinthians/2.htm">NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/2_corinthians/2.htm">ESV</a> • <a href="/kjv/2_corinthians/2.htm">KJV</a> • <a href="/nkjv/2_corinthians/2.htm">NKJ</a> • <a href="/nasb/2_corinthians/2.htm">NAS</a></div><br /><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="1%" valign="top">BSB</td><td width="99%" valign="top" align="right"><a href="/parallel/2_corinthians/2.htm" style="font-weight:normal" title="Parallel Chapters">Parallel Chapters ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Reaffirm Your Love<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved? <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For 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. <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. <A name="10"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake, <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes. <A name="13"></a><p class="hdg">Triumph in Christ<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord, <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia. <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> And who is qualified for such a task? <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_corinthians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>To the one, indeed, an aroma from death to death; but to the other, an aroma from life to life.</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>licensing</a> available. 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