2 Corinthians 2:6
The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
BSB
ASV
Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;
KJV
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment - That is, the man has already suffered sufficiently. Here he gives a proof of his parental tenderness towards this great transgressor. He had been disowned by the Church; he had deeply repented; and now the apostle pleads for him.
Sufficient--without increasing it, which would only drive him to despair (2Co 2:7), whereas the object of the punishment was, "that (his) spirit might be saved" in the last day. to such a man--a milder designation of the offender than if he had been named [MEYER].
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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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.
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1 Timothy 5:20But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
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This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you.
Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
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2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for…
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For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
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2 Corinthians 7:11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to…
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For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.