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5If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree #– #not to exaggerate #– #to all of you.[#2:5 2Th 3:8]
6This punishment by the majority is sufficient for that person.
7As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, he may be overwhelmed by excessive grief.[#2:7 Mt 6:12]
8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.
9I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see whether you are obedient in everything.[#2:9 Rm 5:4; #2:9 Php 2:8]
10Anyone you forgive, I do too. For what I have forgiven #– #if I have forgiven anything #– #it is for your benefit in the presence of Christ,
11so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.[#2:11 2Co 12:17]
12When I came to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord opened a door for me,[#2:12 Ac 16:8; #2:12 Col 4:3]
13I had no rest in my spirit because I did not find my brother Titus. Instead, I said goodbye to them and left for Macedonia.[#2:13 2Th 1:7; #2:13 Ti 1:4; #2:13 Ac 16:9]
14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in Christ’s triumphal procession and through us spreads the aroma of the knowledge of him in every place.[#2:14 1Co 15:57; #2:14 Jn 17:3; 1Jn 4:8]
15For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.[#2:15 Eph 5:2; Php 4:18; #2:15 Mt 9:22; Ac 16:30; Eph 2:8; #2:15 Jn 6:27]
16To some we are an aroma of death leading to death, but to others, an aroma of life leading to life. Who is adequate for these things?[#2:16 Mt 10:21; Jn 8:51; Php 3:10; #2:16 1Jn 5:12]
17For we do not market the word of God for profit like so many. On the contrary, we speak with sincerity in Christ, as from God and before God.[#2:17 Mt 12:36; Mk 4:14; Lk 6:47; 8:21; Jn 1:1; 2:22; 18:32; Ac 17:11; 2Tm 2:15; Heb 4:12; #2:17 Other mss read like the rest]