2 Corinthians 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Corinthians 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Corinthians 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — World English Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. ”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“for out of much tribulation and pressure of heart I wrote to you through many tears, not that ye might be made sorry, but that ye might know the love that I have more abundantly toward you.”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Corinthians 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you. ”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — Darby Translation

2 Corinthians 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For in great affliction, and anguish of heart I wrote vnto you with many teares: not that yee should be made sorie, but that ye might perceiue the loue which I haue, specially vnto you.”

2 Corinthians 2:4 — Geneva Bible

2 Corinthians 2:4 in Context — 2 Corinthians 2

2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

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

6 Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.

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What Does 2 Corinthians 2:4 Mean?

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