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2 Corinthians 2:6

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.

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

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.

8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward 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
The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
KJV
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
WEB
This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;
ASV
Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the many;
DARBY
Sufficient to such a one [is] this rebuke which [has been inflicted] by the many;
BLB
Sufficient to such a one [is] the punishment that [is] by the majority,
ÅB
Det er nok for ham med den straff han har fått av de fleste,
OTB
Tilstrekkelig for en slik person er denne straffen som ble pålagt av flertallet,
B1930
Det er nok for ham med den straff han har fått av de fleste,

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 5:4–5

    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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  • 1 Timothy 5:20

    Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

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  • 2 Corinthians 13:10

    Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.

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  • 2 Corinthians 7:11

    For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

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