1내가 다시 근심으로 너희에게 나아가지 않기로 스스로 결단하였노니 2내가 너희를 근심하게 하면 나의 근심하게 한 자밖에 나를 기쁘게 하는 자가 누구냐 3내가 이같이 쓴 것은 내가 갈 때에 마땅히 나를 기쁘게 할 자로부터 도리어 근심을 얻을까 염려함이요 또 너희 무리를 대하여 나의 기쁨이 너희 무리의 기쁨인 줄 확신함이로라 4내가 큰 환난과 애통한 마음이 있어 많은 눈물로 너희에게 썼노니 이는 너희로 근심하게 하려 한 것이 아니요 오직 내가 너희를 향하여 넘치는 사랑이 있음을 너희로 알게 하려 함이라 5근심하게 한 자가 있었을지라도 나를 근심하게 한 것이 아니요 어느 정도 너희 무리를 근심하게 한 것이니 어느 정도라 함은 내가 너무 심하게 하지 아니하려 함이라 6이러한 사람이 많은 사람에게서 벌 받은 것이 족하도다 7그런즉 너희는 차라리 저를 용서하고 위로할 것이니 저가 너무 많은 근심에 잠길까 두려워하노라 8그러므로 너희를 권하노니 사랑을 저희에게 나타내라 9너희가 범사에 순종하는지 그 증거를 알고자 하여 내가 이것을 너희에게 썼노라 10너희가 무슨 일이든지 뉘게 용서하면 나도 그리하고 내가 만일 용서한 일이 있으면 용서한 그것은 너희를 위하여 그리스도 앞에서 한 것이니 11이는 우리로 사단에게 속지 않게 하려 함이라 우리가 그 궤계를 알지 못하는 바가 아니로라 12내가 그리스도의 복음을 위하여 드로아에 이르매 주 안에서 문이 내게 열렸으되 13내가 내 형제 디도를 만나지 못하므로 내 심령이 편치 못하여 저희를 작별하고 마게도냐로 갔노라 14항상 우리를 그리스도 안에서 이기게 하시고 우리로 말미암아 각처에서 그리스도를 아는 냄새를 나타내시는 하나님께 감사하노라 15우리는 구원 얻는 자들에게나 망하는 자들에게나 하나님 앞에서 그리스도의 향기니 16이 사람에게는 사망으로 좇아 사망에 이르는 냄새요 저 사람에게는 생명으로 좇아 생명에 이르는 냄새라 누가 이것을 감당하리요 17우리는 수다한 사람과 같이 하나님의 말씀을 혼잡하게 하지 아니하고 곧 순전함으로 하나님께 받은 것 같이 하나님 앞에서와 그리스도 안에서 말하노라
1But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow. 2For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me? 3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you. 4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you. 5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all. 6Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many; 7so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow. 8Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him. 9For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things. 10Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes. 12Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord, 13I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus, my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia. 14Now thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place. 15For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; 16to the one a stench from death to death; to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
1Maar ik heb dit bij mijzelven voorgenomen, dat ik niet wederom in droefheid tot u komen zou. 2Want indien ik ulieden bedroef, wie is het toch, die mij zal vrolijk maken, dan degene, die van mij bedroefd is geworden? 3En ditzelfde heb ik u geschreven, opdat ik, daar komende, niet zou droefheid hebben van degenen, van welke ik moest verblijd worden; vertrouwende van u allen, dat mijn blijdschap uw aller blijdschap is. 4Want ik heb ulieden uit vele verdrukking en benauwdheid des harten, met vele tranen geschreven, niet opdat gij zoudt bedroefd worden, maar opdat gij de liefde zoudt verstaan, die ik overvloediglijk tot u heb. 5Doch indien iemand bedroefd heeft, die heeft niet mij bedroefd, maar ten dele (opdat ik hem niet bezware) ulieden allen. 6Den zodanige is deze bestraffing genoeg, die van velen geschied is. 7Alzo dat gij daarentegen hem liever moet vergeven en vertroosten, opdat de zodanige door al te overvloedige droefheid niet enigszins worde verslonden. 8Daarom bid ik u, dat gij de liefde aan hem bevestigt. 9Want daartoe heb ik ook geschreven, opdat ik uw beproeving mocht verstaan, of gij in alles gehoorzaam zijt. 10Dien gij nu iets vergeeft, dien vergeef ik ook; want zo ik ook iets vergeven heb, dien ik vergeven heb, heb ik het vergeven om uwentwil, voor het aangezicht van Christus, opdat de satan over ons geen voordeel krijge; 11Want zijn gedachten zijn ons niet onbekend. 12Voorts, als ik te Troas kwam, om het Evangelie van Christus te prediken, en als mij een deur geopend was in den Heere, zo heb ik geen rust gehad voor mijn geest, omdat ik Titus, mijn broeder, niet vond; 13Maar, afscheid van hen genomen hebbende, vertrok ik naar Macedonie. 14En Gode zij dank, Die ons allen tijd doet triomferen in Christus, en den reuk Zijner kennis door ons openbaar maakt in alle plaatsen. 15Want wij zijn Gode een goede reuk van Christus, in degenen, die zalig worden, en in degenen, die verloren gaan; 16Dezen wel een reuk des doods ten dode; maar genen een reuk des levens ten leven. En wie is tot deze dingen bekwaam? 17Want wij dragen niet, gelijk velen, het Woord Gods te koop, maar als uit oprechtheid, maar als uit God, in de tegenwoordigheid Gods, spreken wij het in Christus.
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