1 B ut I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

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

2 F or if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

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

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

And 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.

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 the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

For 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.

5 B ut if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

¶ 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.

6 S ufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

Sufficient to such a one is this reprehension, which was inflicted of many.

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

8 W herefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

Therefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your charity toward him.

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

For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye 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 forgave I it in the person of Christ;

To 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,

11 L est Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

lest Satan should deceive us, for we do not ignore his devices.

12 F urthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

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

13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.

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.

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

Now 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.

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

For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in those that are saved and in those that 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 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?

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

For 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.