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| [1]And Y ordeynede this ilke thing at me, that Y schulde not come eftsoone in heuynes to you. |
[1]But I determined thus in myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. |
| [2]For if Y make you sori, who is he that gladith me, but he that is soreuful of me? |
[2]For if I make you sorry, who is he then that should make me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? |
| [3]And this same thing Y wroot to you, that whanne Y come, Y haue not sorewe on sorewe, of the whiche it behofte me to haue ioie. And Y triste in you alle, that my ioye is of alle you. |
[3]And I wrote this same thing unto you, lest when I came, I should take heaviness of them, of whom I ought to rejoice: this confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. |
| [4]For of myche tribulacioun and angwisch of herte Y wroot to you by many teeris, not that ye be sori, but that ye wite what charite Y haue more plenteuously in you. |
[4]For in great affliction, and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have, specially unto you. |
| [5]For if ony man hath maad me soreuful, he hath not maad me sorewful but a parti, that Y charge not you alle. |
[5]And if any hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made me sorry, but partly (lest I should more charge him) you all. |
| [6]This blamyng that ys maad of manye, suffisith to hym, that is sich oon; |
[6]It is sufficient unto the same man, that he was rebuked of many. |
| [7]so that ayenward ye rathir foryyuen and coumfort, lest perauenture he that is suche a maner man, be sopun vp bi more grete heuynesse. |
[7]So that now contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him and comfort him, lest the same should be swallowed up with over much heaviness. |
| [8]For which thing Y biseche you, that ye conferme charite in to hym. |
[8]Wherefore, I pray you, that you would confirm your love towards him. |
| [9]For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient. |
[9]For this cause also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye would be obedient in all things. |
| [10]For to whom ye han foryyuen ony thing, also Y haue foryyue. For Y that that Y foryaf, yif Y foryaf ony thing, haue youun for you in the persone of Crist, |
[10]To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for verily if I forgave anything, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the sight of Christ, |
| [11]that we be not disseyued of Sathanas; for we knowen hise thouytis. |
[11]Lest Satan should circumvent us: for we are not ignorant of his enterprises. |
| [12]But whanne Y was comun to Troade for the gospel of Crist, and a dore was opened to me in the Lord, |
[12]Â Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's Gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, |
| [13]Y hadde not rest to my spirit, for Y foond not my brother Tite, but Y seide to hem farewel, and Y passide in to Macedonye. |
[13]I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother, but took my leave of them, and went away into Macedonia. |
| [14]And Y do thankyngis to God, that euere more makith vs to haue victorie in Crist Jhesu, and schewith bi vs the odour of his knowing in ech place; |
[14]Now thanks be unto God which always maketh us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. |
| [15]for we ben the good odour of Crist to God, among these that ben maad saaf, and among these that perischen. |
[15]For we are unto God the sweet savor of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them which perish. |
| [16]To othere sotheli odour of deth in to deth, but to othere we ben odour of lijf in to lijf. And to these thingis who is so able? |
[16]To the one we are the savor of death, unto death, and to the other the savor of life, unto life, and who is sufficient for these things? |
| [17]For we ben not as many, that don auoutrie bi the word of God, but we speken of clennesse, as of God, bifor God in Crist. |
[17]For we are not as many, which make merchandise of the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God in the sight of God speak we in Christ. |