2 Corinthians 2:7

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so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

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2 Corinthians 2:7 in Bible Translations

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so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in KJV →

So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in ASV →

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in DRB →

So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in DBT →

so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in ERV →

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in WBT →

So that on the other hand, ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in YLT →

so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in AKJV →

So that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in WNT →

So that you may now take the opposite course, and forgive him rather and comfort him, for fear he should perhaps be driven to despair by his excess of grief.

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2 Corinthians 2:7 in Bible Translations

World English Bible (WEB)

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so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in KJV →

So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in ASV →

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in DRB →

So that on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in DBT →

so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in ERV →

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in WBT →

So that on the other hand, ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in YLT →

so that, on the contrary, it is rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in AKJV →

So that contrariwise you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in WNT →

So that you may now take the opposite course, and forgive him rather and comfort him, for fear he should perhaps be driven to despair by his excess of grief.

Read 2 Corinthians 2:7 in Other Translations

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About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →