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But I determinedG2919 thisG5124 with myself,G1683 that I would not comeG2064 againG3825 to you in heaviness.G3077
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For ifG1487 I makeG3076 you sorry,G3076 whoG5101 is he thenG2532 that makesG2165 me glad,G2165 but the same which is madeG3076 sorryG3076 by me?
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And I wroteG1125 thisG5124 sameG846 to you,G5213 lest,G3363 when I came,G2064 I should haveG2192 sorrowG3077 from them of whomG3739 I oughtG1163 to rejoice;G5463 having confidenceG3982 in you all,G3956 that my joyG5479 is the joy of you all.G3956
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For out of muchG4183 afflictionG2347 and anguishG4928 of heartG2588 I wroteG1125 to you with manyG4183 tears;G1144 not that you should be grieved,G3076 but that you might knowG1097 the loveG26 whichG3739 I haveG2192 moreG4056 abundantlyG4056 to you.
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But ifG1487 anyG5100 haveG2192 causedG3076 grief,G3076 he has not grievedG3076 me, but in part:G3313 that I may not overchargeG1912 you all.G3956
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SufficientG2425 to suchG5108 a man is thisG3778 punishment,G2009 whichG3588 was inflicted of many.G4119
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SoG5620 that contrariwiseG5121 you ought ratherG3123 to forgiveG5483 him, and comfortG3870 him, lestG3381 perhapsG3381 suchG5108 a one should be swallowedG2666 up with overmuchG4055 sorrow.G3077
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WhyG1352 I beseechG3870 you that you would confirmG2964 your loveG26 towardG1519 him.
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For to thisG5124 end alsoG2532 did I write,G1125 that I might knowG1097 the proofG1382 of you, whetherG1487 you be obedientG5255 in allG3956 things.
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To whomG3739 you forgiveG5483 anyG5100 thing, I forgiveG5483 also:G2532 for ifG1487 I forgaveG5483 anyG1536 thing, to whomG3739 I forgaveG5483 it, for yourG5209 sakes forgave I it in the personG4383 of Christ;G5547
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LestG2443 G3361 SatanG4567 should getG4122 an advantageG4122 of us: for we are not ignorantG50 of his devices.G3540
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Furthermore,G1161 when I cameG2064 to TroasG5174 to preach Christ'sG5547 gospel,G2098 and a doorG2374 was openedG455 to me of the Lord,G2962
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I hadG2192 noG3756 restG425 in my spirit,G4151 because I foundG2147 not TitusG5103 my brother:G80 but taking my leaveG657 of them, I wentG1831 from there intoG1519 Macedonia.G3109
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NowG1161 thanksG5485 be to God,G2316 which alwaysG3842 causesG2358 us to triumphG2358 in Christ,G5547 and makesG5319 manifestG5319 the aromaG3744 of his knowledgeG1108 by us in everyG3956 place.G5117
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For we are to GodG2316 a sweetG2175 smellG2175 of Christ,G5547 in them that are saved,G4982 and in them that perish:G622
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To the oneG3303 we are the smellG3744 of deathG2288 to death;G2288 and to the otherG3739 the smellG3744 of lifeG2222 to life.G2222 And whoG5101 is sufficientG2425 for theseG5023 things?
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For we are not as many,G4183 which corruptG2585 the wordG3056 of God:G2316 but as of sincerity,G1505 but as of God,G2316 in the sightG2714 of GodG2316 speakG2980 we in Christ.G5547
