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2 Corinthians 2:3-5
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2 Corinthians 2:3-5
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3 That is why I wrote that letter to you. I did not want to visit you and be made sad by the ones who should be making me happy. I am sure when I am happy, you are happy also. 4 I wrote you with a troubled heart. Tears were coming from my eyes. I did not want to make you sad. I wanted you to know how much I loved you.
Forgiving a Christian
5 If someone among you has brought sorrow, he has not made me as sad as he has all of you. I say this so I may not make it hard for you.
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2 Corinthians 2:3-5
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2 Corinthians 2:3-5
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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. 4 For I wrote you(D) 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.
Forgiveness for the Offender
5 If anyone has caused grief,(E) he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you to some extent—not to put it too severely.
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