sothat on the contraryyou should ratherforgiveand comfort[him], otherwisesuch a onemight be overwhelmedby excessivesorrow.
Thenthey would have swallowedus alive,When their angerwas kindledagainst us;
You will makethem as a fieryovenin the timeof your anger;The LORDwill swallowthem up in His wrath,And firewill devourthem.
He will sendfrom heavenand saveme; He reproacheshim who tramplesupon me. Selah.Godwill sendforth His lovingkindnessand His truth.
Let us swallowthem alivelike Sheol,Even whole,as those who godownto the pit;
A joyfulheartis goodmedicine,But a brokenspiritdriesup the bones.
And thesealsoreelwith wineand staggerfrom strongdrink:The priestand the prophetreelwith strongdrink,They are confusedby wine,they staggerfrom strongdrink;They reelwhile having visions,They totter[when rendering] judgment.
But whenthisperishablewill have puton the imperishable,and thismortalwill have puton immortality,thenwill comeabout the sayingthat is written,"DEATHIS SWALLOWEDUP in victory.
WhereforeI urgeyou to reaffirm[your] lovefor him.
For indeedwhile we are in thistent,we groan,being burdened,becausewe do not wantto be unclothedbut to be clothed,sothat what is mortalwill be swallowedup by life.
For the sorrowthat is accordingto [the will] [of] Godproducesa repentancewithout regret,[leading] to salvation,but the sorrowof the worldproducesdeath.
Be kindto one another,tender-hearted,forgivingeach other,justas Godin Christalsohas forgivenyou.
For indeedhe was sickto the pointof death,but Godhad mercyon him, and not on him onlybut alsoon me, sothat I would not havesorrowupon sorrow.
bearingwith one another,and forgivingeach other,whoeverhasa complaintagainstanyone;justas the Lordforgaveyou, soalsoshould you.
But we do not wantyou to be uninformed,brethren,aboutthosewho are asleep,sothat you will not grieveas do the restwho havenohope.
Nowwe commandyou, brethren,in the nameof our LordJesusChrist,that you keep awayfrom everybrotherwho leadsan unrulylifeand not accordingto the traditionwhichyou receivedfrom us.
