1So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.stylus2 Corinthians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 1:23, 2 Corinthians 13:10, 2 Corinthians 12:20, 2 Corinthians 12:212For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?stylus2 Corinthians 7:8, 2 Corinthians 7:8, Romans 12:15, 1 Corinthians 12:26, 2 Corinthians 1:143I 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.stylusGalatians 5:10, Galatians 5:10, 2 Corinthians 8:22, 2 Corinthians 8:22, 2 Corinthians 7:124For 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.stylus2 Corinthians 7:12, 2 Corinthians 7:12, Proverbs 27:5, Proverbs 27:6, Proverbs 27:55Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.stylus1 Corinthians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 5:13, 1 Corinthians 5:12, 1 Corinthians 5:13, Proverbs 17:256The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.stylus1 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Corinthians 5:4, 1 Corinthians 5:5, 1 Timothy 5:207So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.stylusEphesians 4:32, Ephesians 4:32, Galatians 6:1, Galatians 6:2, Galatians 6:18Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.stylusJude 1:22, Jude 1:23, Jude 1:22, Jude 1:23, Galatians 5:139My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.stylus2 Corinthians 10:6, 2 Corinthians 10:6, 2 Corinthians 7:12, 2 Corinthians 7:15, Philemon 1:2110If 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,stylus2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Corinthians 5:4, John 20:23, 2 Corinthians 5:20, 1 Corinthians 5:411in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.stylus1 Peter 5:8, 1 Peter 5:8, Ephesians 6:11, Ephesians 6:12, Ephesians 6:1112Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,stylusActs 16:8, Acts 16:8, Acts 14:27, Acts 14:27, Colossians 4:313I 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.stylus2 Corinthians 12:18, 2 Corinthians 7:5, 2 Corinthians 7:6, 2 Corinthians 12:18, 2 Corinthians 7:514But 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.stylusRomans 8:37, Ephesians 5:2, Romans 8:37, Ephesians 5:2, 2 Corinthians 2:1515For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.stylusEphesians 5:2, Ephesians 5:2, 1 Corinthians 1:18, 1 Corinthians 1:18, Ezekiel 20:4116To 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?stylus2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 3:6, 2 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 3:6, John 9:3917For 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.stylus2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Peter 2:1