от Bulgarian Bible Society1Итъй, реших в себе си, да не дохождам при вас пак с огорчение.2Защото ако аз ви огорчавам, то кой ще ме зарадва, ако не онзи, когото съм огорчил?3Това същото ви и писах, та, като дойда, да ме не огорчат ония, които трябваше да ме радват; защото съм уверен във всички вас, че моята радост е радост и за всинца ви. (2 Кор 1:14)4От голяма скръб и притеснено сърце ви писах с много сълзи, не за да ви огорча, а за да познаете преголямата любов, която имам към вас. (1 Кор 5:1)5Ако ли пък някой ме е огорчил, то не мене е огорчил, а донейде, да не кажа много, всинца ви.6Доста е за такъв това наказание от мнозинството; (1 Кор 5:5)7така че за вас е по-добре да му простите и да го утешите, за да не пропадне той от преголяма скръб;8затова моля ви да покажете към него любов.9Защото с тая цел и писах, за да узная на опит, дали във всичко сте послушни.10А комуто вие прощавате за нещо, нему и аз прощавам; понеже и аз, ако съм простил някому нещо, простил съм за вас от лице Христово,11за да не вземе сатаната преднина над нас: защото не са ни неизвестни неговите замисли. (Лк 22:31; 1 Пет 5:8)12Когато дойдох в Троада да проповядвам Христовото евангелие, и врата ми бяха отворени в име Господне,13духът ми нямаше покой, понеже не намерих там моя брат Тита; а като се простих с тях, заминах за Македония.14Но да благодарим Богу, Който всякога ни дава да тържествуваме в Христа и Който навред чрез нас проявява благоуханието, по което познаваме Самия Него.15Защото ние сме Христово благоухание пред Бога за онези, които се спасяват, и за онези, които гинат: (1 Кор 1:18; 2 Кор 4:3)16на едните сме смъртоносен дъх за смърт, а на другите – живителен дъх за живот. И кой е способен за това? (Лк 2:34; 2 Кор 3:5)17Защото ние не изопачаваме словото Божие, както мнозина, а проповядваме искрено, като от Бога, пред Бога, в Христа. (2 Кор 1:12; 2 Кор 4:2; 2 Кор 11:15; 1 Тим 6:5; Тит 1:11)
2 Коринтяни 2
New International Reader’s Version
от Biblica1So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.2If I make you sad, who is going to make me glad? Only you, the people I made sad.3What I wrote to you I wrote for a special reason. When I came, I didn’t want to be troubled by those who should make me glad. I was sure that all of you would share my joy.4I was very troubled when I wrote to you. My heart was sad. My eyes were full of tears. I didn’t want to make you sad. I wanted to let you know that I love you very deeply.
Forgive those who make you sad
5Suppose someone has made us sad. In some ways, he hasn’t made me sad so much as he has made all of you sad. But I don’t want to put this too strongly.6He has been punished because most of you decided he should be. This punishment is enough.7Now you should forgive him and comfort him. Then he won’t be sad more than he can stand.8So I’m asking you to tell him again that you still love him.9I wrote to you for another special reason. I wanted to see if you could stand the test. I wanted to see if you could obey everything asked of you.10Anyone you forgive I also forgive. Was there anything to forgive? If so, I have forgiven it for your benefit, knowing that Christ is watching.11We don’t want Satan to outwit us. We know how he does his evil work.
Serving under the new covenant
12I went to Troas to preach the good news about Christ. There I found that the Lord had opened a door of opportunity for me.13But I still had no peace of mind. I couldn’t find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to the believers at Troas and went on to Macedonia.14Give thanks to God! He always leads us as if we were prisoners in Christ’s victory parade. Through us, God spreads the knowledge of Christ everywhere like perfume.15God considers us to be the pleasing smell that Christ is spreading. He is spreading it among people who are being saved and people who are dying.16To those who are dying, we are the smell of death. To those who are being saved, we are the perfume of life. Who is able to do this work?17Unlike many people, we aren’t selling God’s word to make money. In fact, it is just the opposite. Because of Christ we speak honestly before God. We speak like people God has sent.