2 Corinthians 2:5

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But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent(not to exaggerate) he has saddened all of you as well.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 5:12-13 : 12 For what do I have to do with judging those outside? Are you not to judge those inside? 13 But God will judge those outside. Remove the evil person from among you.
  • Gal 4:12 : 12 I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!
  • Gal 5:10 : 10 I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.
  • Prov 17:25 : 25 A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.
  • 1 Cor 5:1-5 : 1 Church Discipline It is actually reported that sexual immorality exists among you, the kind of immorality that is not permitted even among the Gentiles, so that someone is cohabiting with his father’s wife. 2 And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you? 3 For even though I am absent physically, I am present in spirit. And I have already judged the one who did this, just as though I were present. 4 When you gather together in the name of our Lord Jesus, and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

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  • 2 Cor 2:1-4
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    1So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

    2For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad?

    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

    4For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

  • 2 Cor 2:6-7
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    6This punishment on such an individual by the majority is enough for him,

    7so that now instead you should rather forgive and comfort him. This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.

  • 2 Cor 7:7-9
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    7We were encouraged not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement you gave him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, your deep concern for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

    8For even if I made you sad by my letter, I do not regret having written it(even though I did regret it, for I see that my letter made you sad, though only for a short time).

    9Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us.

  • 2 Cor 7:11-13
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    11For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

    12So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

    13Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit.

  • Phil 2:26-28
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    26Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

    27In fact he became so ill that he nearly died. But God showed mercy to him– and not to him only, but also to me– so that I would not have grief on top of grief.

    28Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be free from anxiety.

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

  • Rom 9:2
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    2I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
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    13For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

  • Gal 5:10
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    10I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

  • 2 Cor 7:2-4
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    2Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

    4A Letter That Caused Sadness I have great confidence in you; I take great pride on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; I am overflowing with joy in the midst of all our suffering.

  • Phlm 1:18-20
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    18Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes to me.

    19I, Paul, have written this letter with my own hand: I will repay it. I could also mention that you owe me your very self.

    20Yes, brother, let me have some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ.

  • 1 Cor 5:2
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    2And you are proud! Shouldn’t you have been deeply sorrowful instead and removed the one who did this from among you?

  • Phil 2:18
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    18And in the same way you also should be glad and rejoice together with me.

  • 2 Cor 12:16-17
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    16But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

    17I have not taken advantage of you through anyone I have sent to you, have I?

  • Phil 2:1
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    1Christian Unity and Christ’s Humility Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, any affection or mercy,

  • 2 Cor 2:9-10
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    9For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.

    10If you forgive anyone for anything, I also forgive him– for indeed what I have forgiven(if I have forgiven anything) I did so for you in the presence of Christ,

  • Lam 3:32
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    32Though he causes us grief, he then has compassion on us according to the abundance of his loyal kindness.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7I have had great joy and encouragement because of your love, for the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 2 Cor 1:4-6
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    4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

    5For just as the sufferings of Christ overflow toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you.

    6But if we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

  • Phlm 1:13
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    13I wanted to keep him with me so that he could serve me in your place during my imprisonment for the sake of the gospel.

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

  • 2 Cor 11:20
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    20For you put up with it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

  • 2 Cor 11:9
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    9When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

  • Phil 1:16
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    16The latter do so from love because they know that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

  • Gal 4:15
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    15Where then is your sense of happiness now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

  • Phil 2:20
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    20For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

  • 2 Cor 11:29
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    29Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with indignation?

  • Col 1:24
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    24Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my physical body– for the sake of his body, the church– what is lacking in the sufferings of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 13:2
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    2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

  • Gal 4:12
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    12I beg you, brothers and sisters, become like me, because I have become like you. You have done me no wrong!