2 Corinthians 2:5

Now, if anyone hath caused grief, not unto me hath he caused grief, but—that I may not bear too heavily—unto you all.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

In Context

4For, out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, wrote I unto you, through many tears,—not that ye might be grieved, but that, the love, ye might know, which I have very abundantly unto you.

6Sufficient, unto such a one, the punishment itself which [was inflicted] by the many;

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:25A vexation to his father, is the son that is a dullard, and a bitterness, to her that bare him.

1 Corinthians 5:12For what have I to do to be judging them who are without? Do, ye, not judge, them who are within,

Galatians 5:10I, am persuaded regarding you, in the Lord—that, for nothing else, ye will have any regard; but, he that is troubling you, shall bear the sentence,—whosoever he may be.

Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:2-5

Paul Expresses His Affection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. 2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? 3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be… Read the whole commentary →

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