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2 So I made the decision myself not to make a sad visit to you, 2 because if I’m making you all upset, who would be left to cheer me up except for the people that I would’ve just upset? 3 So I wrote this same thing, so that when I came, I wouldn’t get your upsets when I should be being happy, having trusted in you all that my happiness is in you. 4 I wrote to you much difficulty and anguish in my heart and through many tears, not wanted to make you all upset, but rather so that you’d know how much love toward you all is much greater than all that.
2:5 Forgiveness for the offender
5 If someone has caused grief, he hasn’t upset me, well not much, because I don’t want to be burdening you all. 6 The punishment imposed on him by most of you is appropriate, 7 so now you should forgive and comfort him in case excess pain should drive him out. 8 That’s why I’m urging all of you to reaffirm him now with your love. 9 Another reason that I wrote to you was to find out if you would stand strong and be obedient in everything. 10 But anyone that you forgive for anything, I also forgive, because what I’ve also forgiven (if I have forgiven anything), it was for you all in the presence of Messiah 11 so that we can’t be exploited by Satan (because we’re not ignorant about his intentions).
2:12 Paul’s brief ministry in Troas
12 When I went to Troas[ref] to preach the good message of the messiah and an opportunity presented itself to me in the messiah, 13 my spirit couldn’t relax because I found out that my brother Titos wasn’t there, so I said my goodbyes to them and continued on to Macedonia.
2:14 Victory through Messiah
14 But we’re thankful to God who displays us as victors in the messiah, and reveals the aroma of the knowledge of the messiah, through us in every place. 15 Because of Messiah, we who are being saved are a sweet fragrance to God, and also the ones perishing. 16 On one hand we’re an aroma of death to those choosing death, and on the other hand, an aroma of life to those choosing life. Wow, who’s worthy enough for that? 17 We’re not like the many others who’re peddling God’s message to make a profit, but we speak in front of God in sincerity. As followers of God, we speak about Messiah.