2 Corinthians 2 (NASB)

17 verses · New American Standard Bible · Formal equivalence (most literal)

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2 Corinthians Chapter 2 contains 17 verses and is presented here in the New American Standard Bible (NASB), which uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach. Read the full text below, compare with other translations, or navigate to any of the 13 chapters in 2 Corinthians.

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1But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.

2For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad but the one whom I made sorrowful?

3This is the very thing I wrote you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be [the joy] of you all.

4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.

5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in some degree-- in order not to say too much-- to all of you.

6Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which [was] [inflicted] by the majority,

7so that on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort [him], otherwise such a one might be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

8Wherefore I urge you to reaffirm [your] love for him.

9For to this end also I wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.

10But one whom you forgive anything, I [forgive] also; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, [I did it] for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

11so that no advantage would be taken of us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

12Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ and when a door was opened for me in the Lord,

13I had no rest for my spirit, not finding Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went on to Macedonia.

14But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.

15For we are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

16to the one an aroma from death to death, to the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things?

17For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

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What is 2 Corinthians 2 in the NASB?

2 Corinthians 2 in the New American Standard Bible (NASB) contains 17 verses. The NASB uses a formal equivalence (most literal) approach, first published in 1971 (rev. 2020).

How does the NASB translate 2 Corinthians 2 differently?

The New American Standard Bible uses formal equivalence (most literal), balancing accuracy with modern readability. Compare this with the NIV (dynamic equivalence) version of 2 Corinthians 2 for a different perspective.

How many verses are in 2 Corinthians 2 (NASB)?

2 Corinthians Chapter 2 contains 17 verses in the New American Standard Bible. The book of 2 Corinthians has 13 chapters total.

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