1Ἔκριναγὰρwithin myselfτοῦτοτὸμὴπάλινἐνgriefπρὸςὑμᾶςἐλθεῖν.2εἰγὰρἐγὼgrieveὑμᾶς,καὶτίςὁis gladdeningμεεἰμὴὁbeing grievedἐξἐμοῦ;3καὶἔγραψατοῦτοαὐτὸ,ἵναμὴἐλθὼνgriefσχῶἀφ᾽ὧνit behoovesμεχαίρειν,πεποιθὼςἐπὶπάνταςὑμᾶςὅτιἡἐμὴχαρὰπάντωνὑμῶνἐστιν.4ἐκγὰρπολλῆςafflictionκαὶanguishκαρδίαςἔγραψαὑμῖνδιὰπολλῶνtears,οὐχἵναyou might be grieved,ἀλλὰτὴνἀγάπηνἵναγνῶτεἣνἔχωmore abundantlyεἰςὑμᾶς.5Εἰδέτιςhas caused grief,οὐκἐμὲhas he grieved,ἀλλὰἀπὸpart —,ἵναμὴI might put it too severely —,πάνταςὑμᾶς.6Sufficientτῷτοιούτῳἡpunishmentαὕτηἡὑπὸτῶνmajority,7ὥστεon the contraryμᾶλλονὑμᾶςto forgiveκαὶπαρακαλέσαι,μήπωςτῇby more abundantsorrowshould be overwhelmedὁτοιοῦτος.8διὸπαρακαλῶὑμᾶςto confirmεἰςαὐτὸνἀγάπην·9Εἰςτοῦτογὰρκαὶἔγραψα,ἵναγνῶτὴνproofὑμῶν,εἰεἰςπάνταobedientἐστε.10ᾧδέτιyou forgive,κἀγώ·καὶγὰρἐγὼὃI have forgiven,εἴτιI have forgiven,δι᾽ὑμᾶςἐνπροσώπῳΧριστοῦ,11ἵναμὴwe should be outwittedὑπὸτοῦSatan;οὐγὰραὐτοῦτὰschemeswe are ignorant.12ἘλθὼνδὲεἰςτὴνTroasεἰςτὸεὐαγγέλιοντοῦΧριστοῦκαὶa doorμοιἀνεῳγμένηςἐνΚυρίῳ,13οὐκἔσχηκαrestτῷπνεύματίμουτῷμὴεὑρεῖνμεTitusτὸνἀδελφόνμου,ἀλλὰhaving taken leave ofαὐτοῖςἐξῆλθονεἰςMacedonia.14ΤῷδὲΘεῷχάριςτῷalwaysleading in triumphἡμᾶςἐντῷΧριστῷκαὶτὴνfragranceτῆςknowledgeαὐτοῦmaking manifestδι᾽ἡμῶνἐνπαντὶτόπῳ·15ὅτιΧριστοῦa sweet perfumeἐσμὲντῷΘεῷἐντοῖςσωζομένοιςκαὶἐντοῖςἀπολλυμένοις,16οἷςμὲνan odorἐκθανάτουεἰςθάνατον,οἷςδὲa fragranceἐκζωῆςεἰςζωήν.καὶπρὸςταῦτατίςsufficient?17ΟὐγάρἐσμενὡςοἱπολλοὶpeddlingτὸνλόγοντοῦΘεοῦ,ἀλλ᾽ὡςἐξsincerity,ἀλλ᾽ὡςἐκΘεοῦbeforeΘεοῦἐνΧριστῷλαλοῦμεν.Tap a word to flip it. Press and hold on mobile, or right-click on desktop, for word settings.
