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5 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.
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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.
6 Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the majority,
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The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.
7 so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 Wherefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
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I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
9 For to this end also I wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
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Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10 But one whom you forgive anything, I forgive also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did it for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
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Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,
11 so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
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in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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