1 Απεφάσισα δε τούτο κατ' εμαυτόν, το να μη έλθω πάλιν προς εσάς με λύπην. 2 Διότι εάν εγώ σας λυπώ, και τις είναι ο ευφραίνων εμέ ειμή ο λυπούμενος υπ' εμού; 3 Και έγραψα προς εσάς τούτο αυτό, ώστε όταν έλθω να μη έχω λύπην απ' εκείνων, αφ' ων έπρεπε να έχω χαράν, έχων πεποίθησιν εις πάντας υμάς ότι η χαρά μου είναι πάντων υμών. 4 Διότι εκ πολλής θλίψεως και στενοχωρίας καρδίας έγραψα προς εσάς μετά πολλών δακρύων, ουχί διά να λυπηθήτε, αλλά διά να γνωρίσητε την αγάπην, ην έχω περισσοτέρως εις εσάς. 5 Αλλ' εάν τις ελύπησε, δεν ελύπησεν εμέ, ειμή κατά μέρος, διά να μη επιβαρύνω πάντας υμάς. 6 Αρκετόν είναι εις τον τοιούτον αύτη η επίπληξις η υπό των πλειοτέρων· 7 ώστε το εναντίον πρέπει μάλλον να συγχωρήσητε αυτόν, και να παρηγορήσητε, διά να μη καταποθή ο τοιούτος υπό της υπερβαλλούσης λύπης. 8 Διά τούτο σας παρακαλώ να βεβαιώσητε προς αυτόν την αγάπην σας. 9 Επειδή διά τούτο και έγραψα, διά να γνωρίσω την δοκιμασίαν σας, αν ήσθε κατά πάντα υπήκοοι· 10 εις όντινα δε συγχωρείτέ τι, συγχωρώ και εγώ· διότι εάν εγώ συνεχώρησά τι, εις όντινα συνεχώρησα, διά σας έκαμον τούτο ενώπιον του Χριστού, 11 διά να μη υπερισχύση καθ' ημών ο Σατανάς· διότι δεν αγνοούμεν τα διανοήματα αυτού. 12 Ότε δε ήλθον εις την Τρωάδα διά να κηρύξω το ευαγγέλιον του Χριστού, και ηνοίχθη εις εμέ θύρα εν Κυρίω, 13 δεν έλαβον άνεσιν εις το πνεύμά μου, διότι δεν εύρον Τίτον τον αδελφόν μου, αλλ' αποχαιρετήσας αυτούς εξήλθον εις Μακεδονίαν. 14 Πλην χάρις εις τον Θεόν, όστις πάντοτε κάμνει ημάς να θριαμβεύωμεν διά του Χριστού και φανερόνει εν παντί τόπω δι' ημών την οσμήν της γνώσεως αυτού· 15 διότι του Χριστού ευωδία είμεθα προς τον Θεόν εις τους σωζομένους και εις τους απολλυμένους· 16 εις τούτους μεν οσμή θανάτου διά θάνατον, εις εκείνους δε οσμή ζωής διά ζωήν. Και προς ταύτα τις είναι ικανός; 17 Διότι ημείς καθώς οι πολλοί δεν καπηλεύομεν τον λόγον του Θεού, αλλ' ως από ειλικρινείας, αλλ' ως από Θεού κατενώπιον του Θεού λαλούμεν εν Χριστώ.
2 Corinthians · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
2 Corinthians 2 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
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Titus
A Greek coworker of Paul, not compelled to be circumcised, who carried Paul's letters to Corinth, and whom Paul left in Crete to set things in order.
Cited in the guide: 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 8:23; Galatians 2:3
Cross references (17)
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- 1 2 Corinthians 13:10; 2 Corinthians 1:23; 2 Corinthians 12:20–21; 2 Corinthians 2:4; 1 Corinthians 4:21
- 2 2 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Corinthians 12:26; Romans 12:15; 2 Corinthians 1:14; 2 Corinthians 11:29
- 3 Galatians 5:10; 2 Corinthians 8:22; Philemon 21; 2 Thessalonians 3:4; 2 Corinthians 7:12
- 4 2 Corinthians 7:12; Proverbs 27:5–6; Leviticus 19:17–18; Luke 19:41–44; 2 Corinthians 11:2
- 5 1 Corinthians 5:12–13; Galatians 4:12; Galatians 5:10; 1 Corinthians 5:1–5; Proverbs 17:25
- 6 1 Corinthians 5:4–5; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Corinthians 13:10; 2 Corinthians 7:11
- 7 Ephesians 4:32; Galatians 6:1–2; Colossians 3:13; Isaiah 28:7; Proverbs 17:22
- 8 Jude 22–23; Galatians 6:10; Galatians 5:13; Galatians 6:1–2
- 9 2 Corinthians 10:6; Philemon 21; Philippians 2:22; 2 Corinthians 7:12–15; 2 Corinthians 8:24
- 10 John 20:23; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Matthew 18:18; 1 Corinthians 5:4
- 11 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:11–12; 2 Corinthians 11:3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Luke 22:31
- 12 Acts 16:8; Acts 14:27; Colossians 4:3; 1 Corinthians 16:9; Revelation 3:7–8
- 13 2 Corinthians 7:5–6; 2 Corinthians 12:18; Galatians 2:1; 2 Timothy 4:10; 2 Corinthians 8:6
- 14 Ephesians 5:2; Romans 8:37; 2 Corinthians 2:15–16; 2 Corinthians 9:15; Romans 6:17
- 15 Ephesians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 1:18; Ezekiel 20:41; Philippians 4:18; Genesis 8:21
- 16 2 Corinthians 3:5–6; John 9:39; 1 Peter 2:7–8; Luke 2:34; 1 Corinthians 15:10
- 17 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 1:12; 2 Peter 2:1–3; 2 Timothy 4:3–4; 1 Timothy 4:1–3
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These words seem on the one hand to be unworthy of Paul, if because of a brother's absence he threw away so great an opportunity of saving; and on the other, to hang apart from the context. What then?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 12 (1889)
… strain also the Apostle Paul, inasmuch as he had a good conscience, said to the Corinthians: "For we are not as many, who corrupt the Word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ;" "We have injured no man, corrupted no man, circumvented no man."
To the one we are the savor of life unto life, to the other the savor of death unto death: and who is sufficient for these things?" The lesson of the holy Gospel before us affords us the opportunity of so speaking of that savor, that we on our part may give worthy utterance, and you diligent heed, to what …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Now if ye grieve at hearing these things, I thank you much, for "who is he that maketh me glad, but he which is made sorry by me?" Do not then ever cease to grieve and be vexed for them, for the sorrow that comes of such things will be to you a beginning of a change for the better.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Then on the nostrils; that receiving the sacred ointment ye may say, We are to God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)