2COR 2:7 Parallel View

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OET (OET-RV) so now you should forgive and comfort him in case excess pain should drive him out.

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him so that such a person might not be overwhelmed in his excessive sorrow.

UST So then, instead of disciplining that person, you should now forgive and encourage that person. Otherwise, the person will become very sad and give up.

BSB So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

BLB so that on the contrary, rather for you to forgive and to comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be overwhelmed by more abundant sorrow.

AICNT so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort, lest somehow such a one be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

OEB so that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain.

WEB so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

NET so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

LSV so that, on the contrary, [it is] rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

FBV so now you should forgive him and be kind to him. Otherwise he may sink into despair.

TCNT So you should forgive and comfort him [fn]instead, so that he will not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.

2:7 instead ¦ — WH

T4T So now, instead of punishing him any longer, you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. If you do not forgive him, he may become so sad that he will begin to think that you will never forgive him (OR, will stop believing in Christ).

LEB So then, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow this person should be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

BBE So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.

MOF No MOF 2COR book available

ASV so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

DRA So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

YLT so that, on the contrary, [it is] rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

DBY so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

RV so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

WBS So that on the other hand, ye ought rather to forgive him , and comfort him , lest perhaps such one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.

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

BB So that nowe contrarywise, ye ought rather to forgeue hym, and comforte hym, lest that same person shoulde be swallowed vp with ouermuche heauynesse.
(So that now contrarywise, ye/you_all ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest that same person should be swallowed up with ouermuche heauynesse.)

GNV So that nowe contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest the same shoulde bee swalowed vp with ouermuch heauinesse.
(So that now contrariwise ye/you_all ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest the same should be swalowed up with ouermuch heauinesse. )

CB so that from hence forth ye oughte the more to forgeue him and to comforte him, lest he be swalowed vp in ouer moch heuynesse.
(so that from hence forth ye/you_all oughte the more to forgive him and to comfort him, lest he be swalowed up in over much heuynesse.)

TNT lest that same persone shuld be swalowed vp with over moche hevines.
(lest that same persone should be swalowed up with over much hevines. )

WYC so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse.
(so that ayenward ye/you_all rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is such a manner man, be sopun up by more great heuynesse.)

LUT daß ihr nun hinfort ihm desto mehr vergebet und tröstet, auf daß er nicht in allzu große Traurigkeit versinke.
(daß her now hinfort him desto mehr vergebet and tröstet, on that he not in allzu large Traurigkeit versinke.)

CLV ita ut e contrario magis donetis, et consolemini, ne forte abundantiori tristitia absorbeatur qui ejusmodi est.[fn]
(ita as e contrario magis donetis, and consolemini, ne forte abundantiori tristitia absorbeatur who hismodi est.)

2.7 Donetis et consolemini. Recte homini pro peccato afflicto ignoscere et subvenire per consolationes præcipit. Si enim correctus in animo dolet, mox habet fructum. Hæc est enim vera pœnitentia, cessare a peccato.

2.7 Donetis and consolemini. Recte homini pro peccato afflicto ignoscere and subvenire per consolationes præcipit. When/But_if because correctus in animo dolet, mox habet fructum. Hæc it_is because vera pœnitentia, cessare a peccato.

UGNT ὥστε τοὐναντίον μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι, μή πως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ, καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος.
(hōste tounantion mallon humas ⱪarisasthai kai parakalesai, maʸ pōs taʸ perissotera lupaʸ, katapothaʸ ho toioutos.)

SBL-GNT ὥστε τοὐναντίον ⸀μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι, μή πως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος.
(hōste tounantion ⸀mallon humas ⱪarisasthai kai parakalesai, maʸ pōs taʸ perissotera lupaʸ katapothaʸ ho toioutos. )

TC-GNT ὥστε τοὐναντίον [fn]μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι, μήπως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος.
(hōste tounantion mallon humas ⱪarisasthai kai parakalesai, maʸpōs taʸ perissotera lupaʸ katapothaʸ ho toioutos.)

2:7 μαλλον ¦ — WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

τοὐναντίον μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι

instead rather you_all_‹are› /to/_forgive

Here, the words on the contrary and rather indicate that Paul wishes the Corinthians to do now the opposite of what they were doing. Instead of “punishing” the person, Paul wants them now to forgive and comfort the person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use words that naturally indicate such a change in behavior. Alternate translation: “in contrast, you should instead forgive” or “instead of doing that, you should change your behavior and forgive”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

παρακαλέσαι & τῇ

/to/_comfort_‹him› & ˱with˲_the

Here, just as in 2:5, Paul may be referring specifically to a man, especially if the way that he has “grieved” others is by sinning sexually. However, it is not certain that Paul is referring to a man here. Consider using a form that does not specify the gender of this person. Alternate translation: “comfort the individual … any”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

μή πως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ, καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος

lest somehow ˱with˲_the more_abundant sorrow /may_be/_swallowed_up ¬the such_‹one›

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so that excessive sorrow might not overwhelm such a person” or “so that such a person might not experience overwhelming and excessive sorrow”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μή πως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος

lest somehow ˱with˲_the more_abundant sorrow /may_be/_swallowed_up ¬the such_‹one›

Here Paul speaks as if a person could be overwhelmed or swallowed up by sorrow. He speaks in this way to indicate that a person can experience so much sorrow that it controls and destroys them. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or express the idea plainly. Alternate translation: “so that such a person might not be overcome by excessive sorrow” or “so that such a person might not despair because of his excessive sorrow”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

ὁ τοιοῦτος

¬the such_‹one›

Here Paul speaks in general terms about such a person. However, he is referring more specifically to the person that he has already mentioned, the one who “grieved” the Corinthians (See: 2:5). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this reference more explicit. See how you translated this phrase in 2:6. Alternate translation: “the person we are talking about” or “that individual”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ

˱with˲_the more_abundant sorrow

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of sorrow, you could express the idea by using an adjective such as “sorrowful” or “sad.” Alternate translation: “as he is excessively sorrowful” or “because he is excessively sad”

Parallel 2COR 2:7