2 Corinthians 2:6
“Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.”
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2 Corinthians 2:6 Context
4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart, I wrote vnto you with many teares, not that you should bee grieued, but that yee might knowe the loue which I haue more abundantly vnto you. 5But if any haue caused griefe, hee hath not grieued mee, but in part: that I may not ouercharge you all. 6Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many. 7So that contrarywise, yee ought rather to forgiue him, and comfort him, lest perhaps, such a one should be swallowed vp with ouermuch sorrow. 8Wherefore I beseech you, that you would confirme your loue towards him.
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Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 2:6
Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which [was inflicted] of many.
- King James Version
Sufficient for such a one is this punishment which {was inflicted} by the majority,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was `inflicted' by the many;
- American Standard Version (1901)
Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;
- Basic English Bible
Sufficient to such a one [is] this rebuke which [has been inflicted] by the many;
- Darby Bible
Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted by many.
- Webster's Bible
In the case of such a person the punishment which was inflicted by the majority of you is enough.
- Weymouth Bible
Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was inflicted by the many;
- World English Bible
This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon;
- Wycliffe Bible
sufficient to such a one is this punishment, that [is] by the more part,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 2:6
2:6 Sufficient for such an one - With what a remarkable tenderness does St. Paul treat this offender! He never once mentions his name. Nor does he here so much as mention his crime. By many - Not only by the rulers of the church: the whole congregation acquiesced in the sentence.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 2:6
2Co 2:6 Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment. The excommunication of the offender (1Co 5:4,5). Which was [inflicted] of the many. Literally, by the majority. This shows that the whole church took action, and implies that there were dissenters. The command of Paul was endorsed by the action of the church. So ought the decision of the officers of a congregation always be submitted for approval.