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2 Corinthians 2:4-6
English Standard Version
2 Corinthians 2:4-6
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.
Forgive the Sinner
5 Now (B)if anyone has caused pain, (C)he has caused it not to me, but (D)in some measure—not to put it too severely—to all of you. 6 For such a one, (E)this punishment by the majority is enough,
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2 Corinthians 2:4-6
New International Version
2 Corinthians 2:4-6
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.
Forgiveness for the Offender
5 If anyone has caused grief,(B) 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 punishment(C) inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient.
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