2 Corinthians 2:10

If you forgive the man, I forgive him, too; for whatever I have forgiven has been forgiven in the presence of Christ,

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;

In Context

9For this very purpose also I wrote you (before), that I might test you, to see if you were obedient in every respect.

11for your sakes, that I may not be overreached by Satan, for I am not ignorant of his devices.

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Cross References

John 20:23"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you remit any one’s sins, they are remitted; if you retain them they are retained."

2 Corinthians 5:20On Christ’s behalf, then, I come as ambassador. It is as though God was entreating you, through me, on Christ’s behalf I beg you to be reconciled to God.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:6-12

Case of the Incestuous Person. ( a. d. 57.) 5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all. 6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 7 So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him. 9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye… Read the whole commentary →

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