2 Corinthians 2:10

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
KJV
To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
WEB
Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
ASV
But to whom ye forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes [have I forgiven it] in the presence of Christ;
DARBY
But to whom ye forgive anything, *I* also; for I also, what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, [it is] for your sakes in [the] person of Christ;
BLB
Now to whomever you⁺ forgive anything, I also do; and indeed to whom I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, [it is] on account of you⁺ in the face of Christ,
ÅB
Men den som dere tilgir noe, ham tilgir og jeg; for det jeg har tilgitt - om jeg har hatt noe å tilgi - det har jeg gjort for deres skyld, for Kristi åsyn, for at vi ikke skal dåres av Satan;
OTB
Men hvem dere tilgir, tilgir også jeg; for det jeg har tilgitt, hvis jeg har tilgitt noe, gjorde jeg det for deres skyld i Kristi nærvær,
B1930
Men den som I tilgir noget, ham tilgir og jeg; for det jeg har tilgitt - om jeg har hatt noget å tilgi - det har jeg gjort for eders skyld, for Kristi åsyn, forat vi ikke skal dåres av Satan;

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 20:23

    Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:20

    Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

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  • Matthew 18:18

    Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

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  • 1 Corinthians 5:4

    In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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