OET 2COR chapter 2

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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 I _judged for by _myself this, which not again in sorrow to you _all to _come.
2 For/Because if I am _sorrowing you _all, also who is which gladdening me, except not/lest the one being _sorrowed by me?
3 And I _wrote this same thing, in _order _that not having _come, sorrow I _may _have from of _whom it _was _fitting me to _be _rejoicing, having _trusted in all you _all that the my joy of _all of _you is.
4 For/Because out _of much tribulation and anguish of _heart, I _wrote to _you _all through many tears, not in _order _that you _all _may _be _sorrowed, but the love in _order _that you _all _may _know that I _am _having more _abundantly toward you _all.

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).

5 But if anyone has _sorrowed, not me he _has _sorrowed, but in part, in _order _that not I _may _be _burdening all you _all.
6 Worthy is to_ the _such one the punishment this, which is by the more, 7 so _that instead rather you _all are to _forgive and to _comfort him, lest somehow with _the more _abundant sorrow, may _be _swallowed _up the such one.
8 Therefore I _am _exhorting you _all, to _confirm toward him love.
9 For/Because for this also I _wrote, in _order _that I _may _know the provenness of _you _all, whether to all things obedient you _all _are.
10 But to _whomever anything you _all _are _forgiving, also _I forgive, because/for also I what have _forgiven, if anything I _have _forgiven, because _of you _all it _is in the_presence of_chosen _one /messiah, 11 in _order _that not we _may _be _exploited by the Satan/(Sāţān), because/for not of _him the thinking we _are _not _knowing.

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.

12 And having _come to the Trōias for the good _message of _the chosen _one /messiah, and a_door to _me having _been _opened _up in the_master, 13 not I _have _had relaxation in _the spirit of _me, which not to _find me Titos the brother of _me, but having _bid _goodbye to _them, I _came _out to Makedonia.

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.

2:12-13: Acts 20:1.

14 But the to_god thankfulness be, to _the one always triumphing us in the chosen _one /messiah, and the aroma of _the knowledge of _him, revealing through us in every place.
15 Because of_chosen _one /messiah a_sweet _fragrance we _are to_ the _god, in the ones being _saved and in the ones perishing, 16 to _one on _one _hand an_aroma from death to death, on _the _other _hand to _one an_aroma from life to life.
And for these things who is worthy?
17 For/Because not we _are like the many peddling the message of_ the _god, but as of sincerity, but as of god, in _front _of god in chosen _one /messiah we _are _speaking.

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