2:1 [hgb]  我 自 己 定 了 主 意 ， 再 到 你 们 那 里 去 ， 必 须 大 家 没 有 忧 愁 。
    [kjv]  But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
    [bbe]  But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.
2:2 [hgb]  倘 若 我 叫 你 们 忧 愁 ， 除 了 我 叫 那 忧 愁 的 人 以 外 ， 谁 能 叫 我 快 乐 呢 ？
    [kjv]  For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
    [bbe]  For if I give you sorrow, who then will make me glad, but he who is made sad by me?
2:3 [hgb]  我 曾 把 这 事 写 给 你 们 ， 恐 怕 我 到 的 时 候 ， 应 该 叫 我 快 乐 的 那 些 人 ， 反 倒 叫 我 忧 愁 。 我 也 深 信 ， 你 们 众 人 都 以 我 的 快 乐 为 自 己 的 快 乐 。
    [kjv]  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.
    [bbe]  And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.
2:4 [hgb]  我 先 前 心 里 难 过 痛 苦 ， 多 多 地 流 泪 ， 写 信 给 你 们 。 不 是 叫 你 们 忧 愁 ， 乃 是 叫 你 们 知 道 我 格 外 的 疼 爱 你 们 。
    [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.
    [bbe]  For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.
2:5 [hgb]  若 有 叫 人 忧 愁 的 ， 他 不 但 叫 我 忧 愁 ， 也 是 叫 你 们 众 人 有 几 分 忧 愁 ， 我 说 几 分 ， 恐 怕 说 得 太 重 。
    [kjv]  But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
    [bbe]  But if anyone has been a cause of sorrow, he has been so, not to me only, but in some measure to all of you (I say this that I may not be over-hard on you).
2:6 [hgb]  这 样 的 人 ， 受 了 众 人 的 责 罚 ， 也 就 够 了 。
    [kjv]  Sufficient to such a man is this punishment, which was inflicted of many.
    [bbe]  Let it be enough for such a man to have undergone the punishment which the church put on him;
2:7 [hgb]  倒 不 如 赦 免 他 ， 安 慰 他 ， 免 得 他 忧 愁 太 过 ， 甚 至 沉 沦 了 。
    [kjv]  So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
    [bbe]  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.
2:8 [hgb]  所 以 我 劝 你 们 ， 要 向 他 显 出 坚 定 不 移 的 爱 心 来 。
    [kjv]  Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
    [bbe]  For which cause my desire is that you will make your love to him clear by your acts.
2:9 [hgb]  为 此 我 先 前 也 写 信 给 你 们 ， 要 试 验 你 们 ， 看 你 们 凡 事 顺 从 不 顺 从 。
    [kjv]  For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
    [bbe]  And for the same reason I sent you a letter so that I might be certain of your desire to do my orders in all things.
2:10 [hgb]  你 们 赦 免 谁 ， 我 也 赦 免 谁 ， 我 若 有 所 赦 免 的 ， 是 在 基 督 面 前 为 你 们 赦 免 的 。
    [kjv]  To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;
    [bbe]  But if you give forgiveness to anyone, I do the same: for if I have given forgiveness for anything, I have done it because of you, in the person of Christ;
2:11 [hgb]  免 得 撒 但 趁 着 机 会 胜 过 我 们 。 因 我 们 并 非 不 晓 得 他 的 诡 计 。
    [kjv]  Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.
    [bbe]  So that Satan may not get the better of us: for we are not without knowledge of his designs.
2:12 [hgb]  我 从 前 为 基 督 的 福 音 到 了 特 罗 亚 ， 主 也 给 我 开 了 门 。
    [kjv]  Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
    [bbe]  Now when I came to Troas for the good news of Christ, and there was an open door for me in the Lord,
2:13 [hgb]  那 时 因 为 没 有 遇 见 兄 弟 提 多 ， 我 心 里 不 安 ， 便 辞 别 那 里 的 人 往 马 其 顿 去 了 。
    [kjv]  I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia.
    [bbe]  I had no rest in my spirit because Titus my brother was not there: so I went away from them, and came into Macedonia.
2:14 [hgb]  感 谢 神 ， 常 帅 领 我 们 在 基 督 里 夸 胜 ， 并 借 着 我 们 在 各 处 显 扬 那 因 认 识 基 督 而 有 的 香 气 。
    [kjv]  Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
    [bbe]  But praise be to God who makes us strong to overcome in Christ, and makes clear through us in every place the value of the knowledge of him.
2:15 [hgb]  因 为 我 们 在 神 面 前 ， 无 论 在 得 救 的 人 身 上 ， 或 灭 亡 的 人 身 上 ， 都 有 基 督 馨 香 之 气 。
    [kjv]  For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
    [bbe]  For we are a sweet perfume of Christ to God in those who are getting salvation and in those who are going to destruction;
2:16 [hgb]  在 这 等 人 ， 就 作 了 死 的 香 气 叫 他 死 。 在 那 等 人 ， 就 作 了 活 的 香 气 叫 他 活 。 这 事 谁 能 当 得 起 呢 ？
    [kjv]  To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
    [bbe]  To the one it is a perfume of death to death; to the other a perfume of life to life. And who is enough for such things?
2:17 [hgb]  我 们 不 像 那 许 多 人 ， 为 利 混 乱 神 的 道 。 乃 是 由 于 诚 实 ， 由 于 神 ， 在 神 面 前 凭 着 基 督 讲 道 。
    [kjv]  For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.
    [bbe]  For we are not like the great number who make use of the word of God for profit: but our words are true, as from God, being said as before God in Christ.