2 Corinthians 2:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹ I wrote you to test you and to see if you obey in everything [^CPaul’s “severe” letter (vv. 1, 3) evidently called the church to submit again to his authority]. ¹⁰ If you forgive someone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if I had anything to forgive—I forgave it for you, ·as if Christ were with me [or in the presence of Christ]. ¹¹ I did this so that Satan would not ·win anything from [outwit; take advantage of] us, because we ·know very well [^Lare not ignorant of] what Satan’s ·plans [schemes; intentions] are.