1 ¶ But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in grief.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

2 F or if I make you grieve, who is he then that shall make me glad, but the same who is grieved by me?

For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?

3 A nd I wrote this same unto you, lest when I came, I should have grief from those of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

4 F or out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know how much more charity I have towards you.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

5 ¶ But if any have caused me grief, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not put a burden on you all.

But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.

6 S ufficient to such a one is this reprehension, which was inflicted of many.

This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;

7 S o that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with too much grief.

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.

8 T herefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your charity toward him.

Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.

9 F or to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.

For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.

10 T o whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also; for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ,

Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

11 l est Satan should deceive us, for we do not ignore his devices.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

12 ¶ Having come to Troas for the gospel of the Christ, even though a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,

13 I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

14 N ow thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in the Christ and makes manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.

Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.

15 F or we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in those that are saved and in those that perish;

For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

16 t o the one we are the savour of death unto death and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

17 F or we are not as many, false merchandisers of the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.