2 Corinthians 2:5-11

Twentieth_Century(i) 5 Now whoever has caused the pain has not so much pained me, as he has, to some extent--not to be too severe--pained every one of you. 6 The man to whom I refer has been sufficiently punished by the penalty inflicted by the majority of you; 7 So that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain. 8 So I entreat you to assure him of your love. 9 I had this further object, also, in what I wrote--to ascertain whether you might be relied upon to be obedient in everything. 10 When you forgive a man anything, I forgive him, too. Indeed, for my part, whatever I have forgiven (if I have had to forgive anything), I have forgiven for your sakes, in the presence of Christ, 11 So as to prevent Satan from taking advantage of us; for we are not ignorant of his devices.