2 Corinthians 2:8
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.
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.
10 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;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
- KJV
- Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
- WEB
- Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.
- ASV
- Wherefore I beseech you to confirm [your] love toward him.
- DARBY
- Wherefore I exhort you to assure him of [your] love.
- BLB
- Therefore I exhort you⁺ to confirm love toward him.
- ÅB
- Derfor ber jeg dere å la kjærlighet råde mot ham.
- OTB
- Derfor oppfordrer jeg dere til å bekrefte deres kjærlighet til ham.
- B1930
- Derfor ber jeg eder å la kjærlighet råde mot ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jude 1:22–23
And of some have compassion, making a difference:
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As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Read in contextGalatians 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Read in contextGalatians 6:1–2
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
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