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2 Corinthians 2:4

Love for othersGrief

2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
KJV
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.
WEB
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
ASV
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly unto you.
DARBY
For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you.
BLB
For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, I wrote to you⁺ through many tears, not that you⁺ might be grieved, but that you⁺ might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you⁺.
ÅB
For med stor trengsel og angst i hjertet skrev jeg til dere under mange tårer, ikke for å gjøre dere sorg, men for at dere skulle kjenne den kjærlighet som jeg særlig har til dere.
OTB
For ut av mye nød og hjertesorg skrev jeg til dere med mange tårer; ikke for å forårsake dere sorg, men slik at dere kunne forstå den kjærligheten jeg har spesielt for dere.
B1930
For med megen trengsel og angst i hjertet skrev jeg til eder under mange tårer, ikke for å gjøre eder sorg, men forat I skulde kjenne den kjærlighet som jeg særlig har til eder.

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