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2 Corinthians 2

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

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

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And 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.

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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 the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

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

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Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

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So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

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Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

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

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To 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;

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

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

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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.

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Now 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.

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

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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?

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For 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.

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2 Corinthians 2:14

“Now 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.”

Study Summary

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere — thriambeuo (led in triumph) evokes Roman military pageantry where conquered enemies were paraded before the victor. But Paul inverts the image: Christians are captives of Christ, yet this captivity is triumph, not shame. Redemption redefines conquest.

Community Reflections

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Yuki Tanaka (Test User)1d ago
The covenant promise — 2 Corinthians 2

God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in…

Read the note →
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Sofia Andrade (test user)1d ago
Redemption and restoration — 2 Corinthians 2

The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance..

Read the note →

2 Corinthians 2:14

“Now 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.”

Study Summary

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere — thriambeuo (led in triumph) evokes Roman military pageantry where conquered enemies were paraded before the victor. But Paul inverts the image: Christians are captives of Christ, yet this captivity is triumph, not shame. Redemption redefines conquest.

Community Reflections

1
Yuki Tanaka (Test User)1d ago
The covenant promise — 2 Corinthians 2

God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. Now I understand why — it's a daily declaration of dependence on God.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. God is faithful in every circumstance.. I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. Following God is costly, but the reward is eternal.. When we read this alongside the surrounding chapters, the narrative arc becomes clear: God is always working redemption, even in…

Read the note →
1
Sofia Andrade (test user)1d ago
Redemption and restoration — 2 Corinthians 2

The promise here is not conditional on our strength but on His character.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. The contrast between human weakness and divine strength is so vivid in this passage. God is faithful in every circumstance.. The thread of covenant runs through every book of the Bible.. God is faithful in every circumstance.. God is faithful in every circumstance..

Read the note →

2 Corinthians 2:14

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ's triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere — thriambeuo (led in triumph) evokes Roman military pageantry where conquered enemies were paraded before the victor. But Paul inverts the image: Christians are captives of Christ, yet this captivity is triumph, not shame. Redemption redefines conquest.