1 But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow. 2 For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me? 3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.

5 But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all. 6 This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one; 7 so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow. 8 Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him. 9 For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things. 10 Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11 that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

12 Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord, 13 I had no relief for my spirit, because I didn’t find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.

14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place. 15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are saved and in those who perish: 16 to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things? 17 For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.

1 Aga ma olin oma m

2 Sest kui mina teid kurvastan, kes on siis, kes mind r

3 Ja ma olen kirjutanud teile seda otse selleks, et mulle teie juurde tulles ei saaks osaks kurvastust neilt, kes mind pidid r

4 Sest ma kirjutasin teile suures viletsuses ja südame ahastuses paljude silmapisaratega, ei mitte selleks, et te kurvastuksite, vaid et te tunneksite selle armastuse, mida mul on rohkesti teie vastu.

5 Aga kui keegi on kurvastanud, ei ole ta mind kurvastanud, vaid teataval määral, et mitte liialdada, teid k

6 Niisugusel on küllalt sellest noomitusest, mille ta on saanud paljude poolt,

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8 Sellepärast ma manitsen teid osutada temale armastust.

9 Sest selleks ma olengi kirjutanud, et teada saada teie meelt, kas te olete igapidi s

10 Aga kellele te midagi andeks annate, sellele ka mina annan andeks. Sest ka mina, mis ma andeks andsin, kui mul oli midagi andeks anda, andsin andeks teie pärast Kristuse palge ees,

11 et saatan meid kavalasti ei petaks, sest tema m

12 Aga kui ma tulin Troasse kuulutama Kristuse Evangeeliumi ja mulle oli uks avatud Issandas,

13 ei leidnud ma siiski mitte rahu oma vaimus, sest ma ei kohanud oma venda Tiitust. Ma jätsin nad siis jumalaga ja läksin Makedooniasse.

14 Aga tänu Jumalale, kes meile ikka annab v

15 Sest meie oleme Jumalale Kristuse hea l

16 ühtedele küll surmalehk surmaks, kuid teistele elul

17 Sest me ei ole nagu mitmed, kes Jumala s