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But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
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A Model of Gentle Correction
Commentators consistently highlight Paul's remarkable pastoral sensitivity. He avoids naming the offender, referring to him simply as "any." This delicate approach, as scholars like Albert Barnes and AT Robertson note, aims to correct the sin without crushing the sinner, providing a model for how the church should handle discipline with grace and a focus on restoration.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
If any have caused grief. There is undoubtedly here an allusion to the incestuous person. But it is very delicately done. He does not ment…
If any (ε τις). Scholars disagree whether Paul refers to 1 Corinthians 5:1, where he also employs τισ, τοιουτος, and Σ…
19th Century
Anglican
But if any have caused grief.—The man who had been the chief cause of his sorrow is now prominent in his thoughts. He will not nam…
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The man referred to in these verses is almost certainly not the man guilty of incest (1 Corinthians 5; see comment on vv.10–11). Rather…
16th Century
Protestant
But if any one. Here is a third reason to alleviate the offense — that he had grief in common with them, and that the cause of it…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But if any have caused grief The incestuous person is here manifestly designed, though he is not named, who had been…
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The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done wrong back into their communion, because he was aware of his fault and greatly afflicte…
13th Century
Catholic
After giving the reason for his delay—namely, to avoid causing them pain—and after telling them of his sadness, the Apostle here addresses the one …
