(So) I made up my mind ... ... not - to make another vvv painful {visit} to you.
For if I grieve you , - who (is left) to cheer me but ... those (whom) - I have grieved ?
- I wrote as I did ... so that on my arrival vvv I would not be saddened by (those) who ought {to make} me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you , that - you (would share) my - joy.
For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart , not to grieve you but to let you know - how much I love you ... ... ... ....
Now if anyone has caused grief , vvv he has not grieved me but all of you — to some degree , not to overstate (it).
The punishment - (imposed on him) by the majority (is) sufficient for him.
So instead ... , you ought to forgive and comfort (him) , so that - he vvv will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Therefore I urge you to reaffirm (your) love for him.
{My} purpose vvv vvv vvv in writing (you) (was) to see if - you would stand the test (and) be obedient in everything.
- If you forgive anyone ... , I also (forgive him). And if I have forgiven anything , - I have forgiven (it) in (the) presence of Christ for your sake ... ,
in order that - - Satan vvv should not outwit us. For vvv we are not unaware of his - schemes.
Now when I went to - Troas (to preach) the gospel - of Christ and a door stood open for me in (the) Lord ,
I had no peace in my spirit , (because) I - vvv did not find my - brother Titus - (there). (So) I said goodbye to them (and) went on to Macedonia.
But thanks (be) to God , who always leads us triumphantly as captives ... in - Christ and through us spreads vvv vvv everywhere the fragrance of (the) knowledge of Him.
For we are - to God (the) sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and - those who are perishing.
To (the) one , (we are) an odor of death (and) demise ; - to the other , a fragrance vvv that brings life ... .... And who (is) qualified for such (a task) ?
For we are not like so many others , who peddle the word - of God {for profit}. On the contrary , in Christ we speak before God with ... sincerity , - as men sent from God.