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.
What Does 2 Corinthians 2:4 Mean?
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