I have cried a river of tears\par because people don’t obey your teachings.\par
2 Corinthians 2:4 - Easy To Read Version When I wrote to you before, I was very troubled and unhappy in my heart. I wrote with many tears. I did not write to make you sad. I wrote so that you could know how much I love you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For I wrote you out of great sorrow and deep distress [with mental torture and anxiety] of heart, [yes, and] with many tears, not to cause you pain but in order to make you realize the overflowing love that I continue increasingly to have for you. American Standard Version (1901) For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. Common English Bible I wrote to you in tears, with a very troubled and anxious heart. I didn’t write to make you sad but so you would know the overwhelming love that I have for you. Catholic Public Domain Version For with much tribulation and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not so that you would be sorrowful, but so that you might know the charity that I have more abundantly toward you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote to you with many tears: not that you should be made sorrowful: but that you might know the charity I have more abundantly towards you. |
I have cried a river of tears\par because people don’t obey your teachings.\par
I feel jealousy for you. And this jealousy is a jealousy that comes from God. I promised to give you to Christ. Christ must be your only husband. I want to give you to Christ to be his pure bride. {\cf2\super [30]}
So I am happy to give everything I have for you. I will even give myself for you. If I love you more, will you love me less?
This is why I wrote to you. I wanted to test you and see if you obey in everything.
I wrote that letter, but not because of the one who did the wrong. And it was not written because of the person who was hurt. But I wrote that letter so that you could see, before God, the great care that you have for us.
Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ. I have often told you about these people. And it makes me cry to tell you about them now.