2 Corinthians 2:5 BSB

2 Corinthians 2:5

Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

KJV

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

⋯

Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

If any have caused grief - There is doubtless here an allusion to the incestuous person. But it is very delicately done. He does not mention him by name. There is not anywhere an allusion to his name; nor is it possible now to know it. Is this not a proof that the names of the offending brethren in a church should not be put on the records of sessions, and churches, and presbyteries, to be handed down to posterity? Paul does not here either expressly refer to such a person.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

ALFORD punctuates, "He hath not made sorry me, but in part (that I press not too heavily; namely, on him) you all." Thus "you all" is in contrast to "me"; and "in part" is explained in the parenthetical clause.

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Εἰ	Ei	If	G1487 →
δέ	de	however	G1161 →
τις	tis	anyone	G5100 →
λελύπηκεν,	lelupēken	has caused grief,	G3076 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐμὲ	eme	me myself	G1473 →
λελύπηκεν	lelupēken	has he grieved	G3076 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἀπὸ	apo	in	G575 →
μέρους,	merous	part —	G3313 →
ἵνα	ina	that	G2443 →
μὴ	mē	not	G3361 →
ἐπιβαρῶ,	epibarō	I may burden	G1912 →
πάντας	pantas	all	G3956 →
ὑμᾶς.	humas	you.	G4771 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Galatians 5:10
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
leads to
- Galatians 5:12
  As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
- Philippians 3:15
  All of us who are mature should embrace this point of view. And if you think differently about some issue, God will reveal this to you as well.
- 2 Corinthians 2:3
  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…
- Galatians 1:7
  which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ.
- 1 Timothy 1:20
  Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
Through
Galatians 4:12
I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong.
leads to
- 1 Kings 22:4
  So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 1 Corinthians 9:20–23
  To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), to win…
Through
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
leads to
- Proverbs 10:1
  The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through 2 Corinthians 2

Discipline and Lawsuits, MannaFest

Open the study →

About 2 Corinthians

The Crown of Thorns — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)

2 Corinthians: the study guide →Read chapter 2 →The featured study →

Continue: 2 Corinthians 2 →

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Corinthians