GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
5 If someone caused distress, I'm not the one really affected. To some extent--although I don't want to emphasize this too much--it has affected 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 The majority of you have imposed a severe enough punishment on that person.
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The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.
7 So now forgive and comfort him. Such distress could overwhelm someone like that if he's not forgiven and comforted.
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Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 That is why I urge you to assure him that you love him.
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I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
9 I had also written to you to test you. I wanted to see if you would be obedient in every way.
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Another reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10 If you forgive someone, so do I. Indeed, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did in the presence of Christ for your benefit.
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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 I don't want Satan to outwit us. After all, we are not ignorant about Satan's scheming.
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in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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