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2 Corinthians 2:5

GriefFellowship and the church

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.

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.

But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

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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
Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
KJV
But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
WEB
But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
ASV
But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.
DARBY
But if any one has grieved, he has grieved, not me, but in part (that I may not overcharge [you]) all of you.
BLB
But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part (so that I might not be severe) all of you⁺.
ÅB
Men er det noen som har voldt sorg, da er det ikke meg han har voldt sorg, men delvis - at jeg ikke skal være for hård - dere alle.
OTB
Men hvis noen har forårsaket nød, har han ikke forårsaket det for meg, men til en viss grad — ikke for å overdrive det — for dere alle.
B1930
Men er det nogen som har voldt sorg, da er det ikke mig han har voldt sorg, men delvis - at jeg ikke skal være for hård - eder alle.

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