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Bible in Basic English
So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great.
New American Standard Bible
so that on the contrary you should rather
King James Version
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Holman Bible
As a result, you should instead forgive
International Standard Version
So forgive and comfort him, or else he will drown in his excessive grief.
A Conservative Version
so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
so instead [of further rebuke, now] you should rather [graciously] forgive and comfort and encourage him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
An Understandable Version
So instead, you people should [now] forgive and comfort him, in order that such a person does not become overwhelmed with extreme grief.
Anderson New Testament
so that, on the other hand, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest such a one should be swallowed up in too much sorrow.
Common New Testament
so you should rather turn to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Daniel Mace New Testament
so that now you ought rather to forgive, and comfort him, for fear he should be overwhelm'd by an excess of sorrow.
Darby Translation
so that on the contrary ye should rather shew grace and encourage, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with excessive grief.
Godbey New Testament
so on the contrary you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one may be swallowed up with excessive grief.
Goodspeed New Testament
and so you must now turn around and forgive and comfort him, or he may be overwhelmed by his remorse.
John Wesley New Testament
So that on the contrary ye should rather forgive and comfort him, lest such an one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Julia Smith Translation
So that on the contrary ye should rather show kindness, and console, lest perhaps such be swallowed down with more abundant sadness.
King James 2000
So that instead you ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with too much sorrow.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So then, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest somehow this person should be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Modern King James verseion
so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overwhelming sorrow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
So that now contrariwise ye ought to forgive him and comfort him: lest that same person should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.
Moffatt New Testament
so that instead of censuring you should now forgive him and comfort him, in case the man is overwhelmed by excessive remorse.
Montgomery New Testament
so that now you ought rather to forgive and comfort him, lest he should be overwhelmed by the excess of his grief.
NET Bible
so 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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
Noyes New Testament
so that on the contrary ye ought rather to forgive, and console him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
Sawyer New Testament
so that on the other hand you ought to forgive and comfort him, that he may not be overwhelmed with excessive sorrow.
The Emphasized Bible
So that, on the contrary, ye should forgive and encourage, lest, by any means, by his excessive grief, such a one should be swallowed up.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Wherefore, on the contrary, ye rather ought to forgive and comfort him, lest such a one be swallowed up with excess of sorrow.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
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.
Williams New Testament
so you must do the opposite, freely forgive and comfort him, to keep him from being overwhelmed by his excessive sadness.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
so that, on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and console him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
Worsley New Testament
So that on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and comfort him, least such a one should be swallowed up with excessive sorrow.
Youngs Literal Translation
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;
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Forgive And Comfort The Offender
6 Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him; 7 So that now, on the other hand, it is right for him to have forgiveness and comfort from you, for fear that his sorrow may be over-great. 8 For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.
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Cross References
Ephesians 4:32
And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.
2 Samuel 20:19-20
Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord?
Psalm 21:9
You will make them like a flaming oven before you; the Lord in his wrath will put an end to them, and they will be burned up in the fire.
Psalm 56:1-2
Have mercy on me, O God, for man is attempting my destruction; every day he makes cruel attacks against me.
Psalm 57:3
He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
Proverbs 1:12
Let us overcome them living, like the underworld, and in their strength, as those who go down to death;
Proverbs 17:22
A glad heart makes a healthy body, but a crushed spirit makes the bones dry.
Isaiah 28:7
And further, these are uncertain through wine, and have gone out of the right way through strong drink: the priest and the prophet are uncertain through strong drink, they are overcome by wine, they have gone out of the way through strong drink; their vision is false, they go wrong in their decisions.
1 Corinthians 15:54
But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
2 Corinthians 5:4
For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.
Galatians 6:1-2
Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.
Philippians 2:27
For in fact he was ill almost to death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him but on me, so that I might not have grief on grief.
Colossians 3:13
Being gentle to one another and having forgiveness for one another, if anyone has done wrong to his brother, even as the Lord had forgiveness for you:
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.
2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.
2 Thessalonians 3:14-15
And if any man does not give attention to what we have said in this letter, take note of that man, and keep away from him, so that he may be shamed.
Hebrews 12:12-15
For this cause let the hands which are hanging down be lifted up, and let the feeble knees be made strong,