For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
2 Corinthians 2:6 - English Standard Version 2016 For such a one, this punishment by the majority is enough, 更多版本King 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: |
For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.
For see what earnestness this godly grief has produced in you, but also what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what longing, what zeal, what punishment! At every point you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.
As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.