2 Corinthians 2:3
New International Version
3 I wrote as I did,(A) so that when I came I would not be distressed(B) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(C) in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
2 Corinthians 2:3
King James Version
3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
New King James Version
Forgive the Offender
3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, (A)I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, (B)having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
English Standard Version
3 And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, (A)for I felt sure of all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:3
New American Standard Bible
3 This is the very thing I (A)wrote you, so that (B)when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having (C)confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
New International Version
4 For I wrote you(A) out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.
2 Corinthians 2:4
King James Version
4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
New King James Version
4 For out of much [a]affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, (A)not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
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2 Corinthians 2:4
English Standard Version
4 For (A)I wrote to 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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2 Corinthians 2:4
New American Standard Bible
4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (A)wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
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2 Corinthians 7:8
New International Version
8 Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter,(A) I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—
2 Corinthians 7:8
King James Version
8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle hath made you sorry, though it were but for a season.
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2 Corinthians 7:8
New King James Version
8 For even if I made you (A)sorry with my letter, I do not regret it; (B)though I did regret it. For I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though only for a while.
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2 Corinthians 7:8
English Standard Version
8 For (A)even if I made you grieve with my letter, I do not regret it—though (B)I did regret it, for I see that that letter grieved you, though only for a while.
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2 Corinthians 7:8
New American Standard Bible
8 For though I (A)caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret it—for I see that that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while—
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2 Corinthians 7:12
New International Version
12 So even though I wrote to you,(A) it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong(B) nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are.
2 Corinthians 7:12
King James Version
12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
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2 Corinthians 7:12
New King James Version
12 Therefore, although I wrote to you, I did not do it for the sake of him who had done the wrong, nor for the sake of him who suffered wrong, (A)but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear to you.
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2 Corinthians 7:12
English Standard Version
12 So although I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of the one (A)who did the wrong, nor for the sake of the one who suffered the wrong, but in order that your earnestness for us might be revealed to you in the sight of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:12
New American Standard Bible
12 So although (A)I wrote to you, it was not for the sake of (B)the offender nor for the sake of the one offended, but that your earnestness in our behalf might be made known to you in the sight of God.
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