1 A nd I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you,

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

2 f or if I make you sorry, then who is he who is making me glad, except he who is made sorry by me?

For if I make you sorrowful, then who is he who makes me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? Forgive the Offender

3 a nd I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,

And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.

4 f or out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.

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

5 A nd if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all;

But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe.

6 s ufficient to such a one is this punishment, that by the more part,

This punishment which was inflicted by the majority is sufficient for such a man,

7 s o that, on the contrary, rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

so that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

8 w herefore, I call upon you to confirm love to him,

Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

9 f or, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.

For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.

10 A nd to whom ye forgive anything -- I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven, because of you -- in the person of Christ --

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

11 t hat we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.

lest Satan should take advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices. Triumph in Christ

12 A nd having come to Troas for the good news of the Christ, and a door to me having been opened in the Lord,

Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened to me by the Lord,

13 I have not had rest to my spirit, on my not finding Titus my brother, but having taken leave of them, I went forth to Macedonia;

I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I departed for Macedonia.

14 a nd to God thanks, who at all times is leading us in triumph in the Christ, and the fragrance of His knowledge He is manifesting through us in every place,

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

15 b ecause of Christ a sweet fragrance we are to God, in those being saved, and in those being lost;

For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.

16 t o the one, indeed, a fragrance of death to death, and to the other, a fragrance of life to life; and for these things who is sufficient?

To the one we are the aroma of death leading to death, and to the other the aroma of life leading to life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17 f or we are not as the many, adulterating the word of God, but as of sincerity -- but as of God; in the presence of God, in Christ we do speak.

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