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NASB | 2 Corinthians 2:5 ¶ But 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 2:5 ¶ But if someone has caused [all this] sorrow, he has caused it not to me, but in some degree--not to put it too severely--[he has distressed and grieved] all of you. |
Bible Question: what is paul talking about in 2 corinthians 2 chapter 5-11 verse |
Bible Answer: Hi lillan, In answer to your question, The Bible Knowledge Commentary says this: "2:5. The event that made his visit painful (v. 1) and prompted the severe letter seems to have centered around the action of a certain man at Corinth. Whether he was a member of the Corinthian church or someone visiting them is not clear. Paul did, however, regard him as a Christian. What this individual did to cause grief is uncertain. In the past many writers identified him with the incestuous man whom Paul had judged (1 Cor. 5). Relatively few now hold this view because of the severity of that judgment (cf. 1 Cor. 5:5) when compared with this situation, and the unlikelihood that 1 Corinthians is the letter referred to in 2 Corinthians 2:3-4. Paul’s diffidence in this verse suggests the more likely alternative that his authority as an apostle was affronted or challenged at some point in the course of his painful visit (v. 1). The Corinthians apparently failed to make the connection between a challenge to Paul’s authority and their own spiritual well-being. They had regarded this as a personal problem requiring no action on their parts, a view which Paul had dispelled in his letter and which they now realized." I tust this will be of help, BradK |
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