2 Corinthians 2:8

Wherefore, I beseech you, assure him, of love;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.

In Context

7So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.

9For, to this end, I also wrote,—that I might know the proof of you, whether, in all things, ye are obedient.

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Cross References

Galatians 5:13For, ye, on a footing of freedom, were called, brethren,—only, [turn] not your freedom into an occasion to the flesh, but, by means of your love, be serving one another;

Galatians 6:10Hence, then, as we have opportunity, let us be working what is good, towards all,—but, especially, towards the family of the faith.

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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