2 Corinthians 2:1-9 (Revised Standard Version)
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For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit.
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For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained?
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And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.
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For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.
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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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For such a one this punishment by the majority is enough;
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so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
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So I beg you to reaffirm your love for him.
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For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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