5If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent--not to put it too severely.


In Context

2 For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved?

3 I wrote as I did so that when I came I should not be distressed by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

4 For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

5 If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent--not to put it too severely.

6 The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him.

7 Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.

2nd Corinthians 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And if any one have caused grief, he hath not grieved me; but in part, that I may not burden you all.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any one has grieved, he has grieved, not me, but in part (that I may not overcharge you) all of you.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any hath caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And if any one hath caused sorrow, he hath not caused sorrow to me, but in part, that I may not burden you all;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5But if any have caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.