So I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
so now instead you should forgive and console him, so that he may not be overwhelmed by even worse grief.
I wrote for this reason: to test you and to know whether you are obedient in everything.
For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one another.
So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.