“Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.”
The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient — the offender has been disciplined by the community (ekkanonia, perhaps formal censure or temporary exclusion). Paul affirms the Corinthians' judgment as adequate; the purpose was correction, not annihilation.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 2:6
“Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many.” And he says not “to him that has committed fornication,” but here again “to such a one,” as also in the former Epistle. Not however for the same reason; but there out of shame, here out of mercy. Wherefore he no where subsequently so much as mentions the crime; for it was time now to excuse.
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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