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A.The Letter Written With Many Tearsvv. 1-4

1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. 2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved? 3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy. 4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

B.Forgive Him, or Satan Gains the Advantagevv. 5-11

5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it. 6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him. 7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. 9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake, 11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

C.Led in Triumph: The Fragrance of Life and Deathvv. 12-17

12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord, 13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia. 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him. 15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16 To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task? 17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.

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Chapter summary

If I should come again, I should make you sorry.

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If I should come again, I should make you sorry. So Paul wrote the painful letter instead. The offender has been punished enough; now confirm your love toward him. Satan's devices are known. Paul went to Troas to preach the gospel, and a door was opened unto him of the Lord, but he had no rest because Titus his brother had not arrived. Thanks be unto God who always causeth us to triumph in Christ. Not as many, corrupting the word. Calvin reads the chapter as apostolic tenderness married to apostolic firmness.

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary, John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the New Testament and John Calvin, Commentaries.

Context

Epistle · Paul — 2 Corinthians overview

  • A. 1–4 The Letter Written With Many Tears
  • B. 5–11 Forgive Him, or Satan Gains the Advantage
  • C. 12–17 Led in Triumph: The Fragrance of Life and Death
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    • 2 Corinthians 7:12So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
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