2 Corinthians 2:9
7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10 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,
11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
- KJV
- For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
- WEB
- For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
- ASV
- For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
- DARBY
- For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the test, if as to everything ye are obedient.
- BLB
- For this indeed also I wrote, so that I might know the proof of you⁺, whether you⁺ are obedient to everything.
- ÅB
- For derfor var det også jeg skrev, for å få vite om dere holder prøve, om dere er lydige i alt.
- OTB
- For dette formålet skrev jeg også, for å teste dere, om dere er lydige i alle ting.
- B1930
- For derfor var det også jeg skrev, for å få vite om I holder prøve, om I er lydige i alt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 10:6
And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
Read in contextPhilemon 1:21
Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:22
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
Read in context2 Corinthians 7:12–15
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
Read in context2 Corinthians 8:24
In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 13:3
you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:2
Remember that these forty years the LORD your God led you all the way in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commandments.
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