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

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again 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 sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?

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, 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 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 made sorry, but that you might know the love that 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 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 punishment, that by the more part,

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

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 should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

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

Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward 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 know the proof of you, 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 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 t hat we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant.

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

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,

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 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 relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into 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 reveals through us the sweet aroma 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 a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish;

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 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 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 of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.