# 2 Corinthians 2.9
**Book:** [2 Corinthians](/codex/2-corinthians/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow. 8. Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.
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> **9. For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.**
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> 10. But to whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes have I forgiven it in the presence of Christ; 11. that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:7-11, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. so that on the contrary you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow. 8. Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.
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> **9. For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.**
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> 10. Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ, 11. that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes. (2 Corinthians 2:7-11, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. 8. Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
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> **9. For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.**
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> 10. 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; person: or, sight in the person: or, in the sight 11. Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Corinthians 2:7-11, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. so that, on the contrary, [it is] rather for you to forgive and to comfort, lest by over abundant sorrow such a one may be swallowed up; 8. wherefore, I call upon you to confirm love to him,
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> **9. for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.**
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> 10. And to whom ye forgive anything, I also; for I also, if I have forgiven anything, to whom I have forgiven [it], because of you, in the person of Christ, [I forgive it,] 11. that we may not be over-reached by the Adversary, for of his devices we are not ignorant. (2 Corinthians 2:7-11, YLT)
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
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## Quoted in
**Lexicon:**
- [G5218 - hypakoe](/codex/g5218-hypakoe/)
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.