2 Corinthians 2:7 - Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

2 Corinthians 2:7

5 But ^aif anyone has caused grief, he has not ^bgrieved me, but all of you to some extent—not to be too severe.

6 This punishment which was inflicted ^aby the majority is sufficient for such a man,

7 ^aso that, on the contrary, you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him.

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

10 Now whom you forgive anything, I also forgive. For¹ if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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2 Corinthians 2:7

So that on the contrary (wste tounantion). The natural result expressed by wste and the infinitive. Tounantion is by crasis for to enantion and accusative of general reference.

Rather (mallon). Absent in some MSS.

Lest by any means (mh pwv). Negative purpose.

Swallowed up (katapoqh). First aorist passive subjunctive of katapinw, to drink down (I Corinthians 15:54).

With his overmuch sorrow (th perissoterai luph). Instrumental case, "by the more abundant sorrow" (comparative of adjective perissov).

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