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5 But if any have caused grief , he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge 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 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
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6 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
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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.
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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 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
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8 I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
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9 For to this end also did I write , that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
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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 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;
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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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11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us : for we are not ignorant of his devices.
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11 in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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