2 Corinthians 2:5 - The Message5-8 Now, regarding the one who started all this—the person in question who caused all this pain—I want you to know that I am not the one injured in this as much as, with a few exceptions, all of you. So I don’t want to come down too hard. What the majority of you agreed to as punishment is punishment enough. Now is the time to forgive this man and help him back on his feet. If all you do is pour on the guilt, you could very well drown him in it. My counsel now is to pour on the love. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17695 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition5 But if someone [the one among you who committed incest] has caused [all this] grief and pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure, not to put it too severely, [he has distressed] all of you. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)5 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. See the chapterCommon English Bible5 But if someone has made anyone sad, that person hasn’t hurt me but all of you to some degree (not to exaggerate). See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version5 But if anyone has brought sorrow, he has not sorrowed me. Yet, for my part, this is so that I might not burden all of you. See the chapter |