Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
2 Corinthians 2:6 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For such a one this censure by the majority [which he has received is] sufficient [punishment]. American Standard Version (1901) Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many; Common English Bible The punishment handed out by the majority is enough for this person. Catholic Public Domain Version Let this rebuke be sufficient for someone like this, for it has been brought by many. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version To him who is such a one, this rebuke is sufficient, which is given by many: |
Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.
For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.