2 Corinthians 2:9
“For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proofe of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.”
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2 Corinthians 2:9 Context
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. 9For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proofe of you, whether ye be obedient in all things. 10To whom yee forgiue any thing, I forgiue also: for if I forgaue any thing, to whom I forgaue it, for your sakes forgaue I it, in the person of Christ, 11Lest Satan should get an aduantage of vs: for wee are not ignorant of his deuices.
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Other Translations for 2 Corinthians 2:9
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
- King James Version
For to this end also I wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.
- Basic English Bible
For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the test, if as to everything ye are obedient.
- Darby Bible
For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
- Webster's Bible
For in writing to you I have also this object in view--to discover by experience whether you are prepared to be obedient in every respect.
- Weymouth Bible
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
- World English Bible
For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient.
- Wycliffe Bible
for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 2:9
2Co 2:9 For to this end also did I write. One object of his writing was to test their obedience. Whether ye be obedient in all things. He commanded positively in 1Co 5:11,13.