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5 But if any one has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure--not to put it too severely--to you all.
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5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent--not to put it too severely.
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6 For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough;
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6 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
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7 so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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8 So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.
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8 I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
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9 For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
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9 The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
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10 Any one whom you forgive, I also forgive. What I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, has been for your sake in the presence of Christ,
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10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven--if there was anything to forgive--I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
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