2 Corinthians 2:5-11 - Forgive And Comfort The Offender

⁵ If anyone has caused pain, he has caused pain not so much to me but to some degree—not to exaggerate—to all of you. ⁶ The punishment inflicted by the majority is sufficient for that person. ⁷ As a result, you should instead forgive and comfort him. Otherwise, this one may be overwhelmed by excessive grief. ⁸ Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love to him. ⁹ I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see if you are obedient in everything. ¹⁰ If you forgive anyone, I do too. For what I have forgiven—if I have forgiven anything—it is for you in the presence of Christ. ¹¹ I have done this so that we may not be taken advantage of by Satan. For we are not ignorant of his schemes.