![]() For when I forgive-if, indeed, I need to forgive anything-I do it in Christ’s presence because of you, 11 in order to keep Satan from getting the upper hand over us for we know what his plans are. 10 When you forgive people for what they have done, I forgive them too. 9 I wrote you that letter because I wanted to find out how well you had stood the test and whether you are always ready to obey my instructions. 8 And so I beg you to let him know that you really do love him. 7 Now, however, you should forgive him and encourage him, in order to keep him from becoming so sad as to give up completely. (I say this because I do not want to be too hard on him.) 6 It is enough that this person has been punished in this way by most of you. ![]() Forgiveness for the Offenderĥ Now, if anyone has made somebody sad, he has not done it to me but to all of you-in part, at least. 4 I wrote you with a greatly troubled and distressed heart and with many tears my purpose was not to make you sad, but to make you realize how much I love you all. For I am convinced that when I am happy, then all of you are happy too. 3 That is why I wrote that letter to you-I did not want to come to you and be made sad by the very people who should make me glad. 2 For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up? Only the very persons I had made sad. Scripture ReadingĢ So I made up my mind not to come to you again to make you sad. The chapter concludes with Paul affirming the victory that believers experience through Christ. He also describes his visit to Troas, a major seaport city located in the northwest corner of Asia Minor. He then addresses the issue of someone who had caused Paul and the Corinthian faith community offense, and he encourages the Corinthians to forgive that person. God’s Saving Word: Spiritual Renewal IntroductionĢ Corinthians 2:1-17: Today’s reading begins with Paul explaining why he did not wish to visit the Corinthians but chose to write to them instead.
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