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New American Standard Bible (1995)
2 Corinthians 2:9
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I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see if you are obedient in everything.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proofe of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
For to this end I also wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
I wrote you to test you and to see if you obey in everything.
For this was my purpose in writing, to see if you would stand the test, whether you are obedient and committed to following my instruction in all things.
For to this end also I wrote, so that I might know your proven character, whether you are obedient in all things.
My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
I also wrote because I wanted to test you and find out if you would follow my instructions.
The reason I wrote you was to see if you would pass the test, to see if you would fully obey me.
For to this end also I have written, that I might know, by putting you to the test, if as to everything ye are obedient.
This is why I wrote to you. I wanted to test you and see if you obey in everything.
For this cause also did I write, that I might knowe the proofe of you, whether yee would be obedient in all things.
For that is why I wrote you, that I might know by your word whether you are obedient in all things.
I wrote you that letter because I wanted to find out how well you had stood the test and whether you are always ready to obey my instructions.
Because for this reason also I wrote, in order that I could know your proven character, whether you are obedient in everything.
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, if you are obedient in all things.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
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.
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
I had also written to you to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in every way.2 Corinthians 7:15; 10:6;">[xr]
On this account also I have written, to ascertain by experiment whether in every thing you will obey me.
9 For it was for this also that I wrote [fn] , that I might learn by a trial, whether ye would be obedient in every thing.
For this cause veryly did I write, that I myght knowe the profe of you, whether ye be obedient in all thynges.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye were obedient in all things.
For in writing to you I have also this object in view--to discover by experience whether you are prepared to be obedient in every respect.
For whi therfor Y wroot this, that Y knowe youre preuyng, whether in alle thingis ye ben obedient.
For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.
For this reason also I wrote you: to test you to see if you are obedient in everything.
For to this end I also wrote, that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
I wrote to you as I did to test you and see if you would fully comply with my instructions.
This is why I wrote to you. I wanted to test you to see if you were willing to obey in all things.
I wrote for this reason: to test you and to know whether you are obedient in everything.
For, to this end, I also wrote, - that I might know the proof of you, whether, in all things, ye are obedient.
For to this end also did I write, that I may know the experiment of you, whether you be obedient in all things.
For this is why I wrote, that I might test you and know whether you are obedient in everything.
For this cause verely dyd I write that I myght knowe the profe of you whether ye shuld be obediet in all thinges.
for, for this also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether in regard to all things ye are obedient.
For therfore dyd I wryte vnto you also, that I mighte knowe the profe of you, whether ye were obediet in all thinges.
for this was one view I had in writing, to have this trial of you, whether you are intirely obedient.
The focus of my letter wasn't on punishing the offender but on getting you to take responsibility for the health of the church. So if you forgive him, I forgive him. Don't think I'm carrying around a list of personal grudges. The fact is that I'm joining in with your forgiveness, as Christ is with us, guiding us. After all, we don't want to unwittingly give Satan an opening for yet more mischief—we're not oblivious to his sly ways!
One of the reasons I wrote you a letter was to see if y'all would do what you're were told to do.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: 2 Corinthians 7:12-15, 2 Corinthians 8:24, Exodus 16:4, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deuteronomy 8:16, Deuteronomy 13:3, Philippians 2:22
whether: 2 Corinthians 7:15, 2 Corinthians 10:6, Philippians 2:12, 2 Thessalonians 3:14, Philemon 1:21
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 35:5 - Drink Romans 16:10 - approved 1 Corinthians 5:4 - when 2 Corinthians 7:5 - fears 2 Corinthians 7:7 - when 2 Thessalonians 3:4 - that
Cross-References
The LORD God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
Out of the ground the LORD God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die."
but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'"
"It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the LORD our God, just as He commanded us.
She is a tree of life to those who take hold of her, And happy are all who hold her fast.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who is wise wins souls.
Causing the omens of boasters to fail, Making fools out of diviners, Causing wise men to draw back And turning their knowledge into foolishness,
"You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me,' Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.'
"I made the nations quake at the sound of its fall when I made it go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of Lebanon, were comforted in the earth beneath.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For to this end also did I write,.... Or "I have written", both in this and in his former epistle to them, and in both with this view,
that I might know the proof of you; that he might try, prove, and know them:
whether ye be obedient in all things; he wrote unto them in his former epistle, to put away that wicked man from them; which he did not do, merely to reproach the man, and fix a brand of infamy on him; nor merely to grieve and afflict their minds; nor only to show his own power and authority, which he as an apostle had received from Christ, but to make trial of their obedience; and he had had a proof of it in their rejection of him; and now he writes unto them, that since this man was truly humbled for his sin, and had repentance unto life not to be repented of, that they would as cheerfully receive him, and restore him to his place; that as the apostle had a proof of their obedience in the one, he might also have in the other, and so in all things: hence it appears, that though it belongs to the whole church, and that only, to reject or receive members, yet as ministers of the Gospel are set over the churches, to govern, guide, direct, and go before in matters of discipline; so whatever they propose, according to the rule of God's word, ought to be carefully attended to and obeyed.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
For to this end also did I write - The apostle did not say that this was the only purpose of his writing, to induce them to excommunicate the offender. He does not say that he wished in an arbitrary manner to test their willingness to obey him, or to induce them to do a thing in itself wrong, in order to try their obedience. But the meaning is this: This was the main reason why he wrote to them, rather than to come personally among them. The thing ought to have been done; the offender ought to be punished; and Paul says that he adopted the method of writing to them rather than of coming among them in person, in order to give them an opportunity to show whether they were disposed to be obedient. And the sense is, “You may now forgive him. He has not only been sufficiently punished, and he has not only evinced suitable penitence, but also another object which I had in view has been accomplished. I desired to see whether you were, as a church, disposed to be obedient. That object, also, has been accomplished. And now, since everything aimed at in the case of discipline has been secured, you may forgive him, and should, without hesitation, again receive him to the bosom of the church.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Corinthians 2:9. For to this end also did I write — εγραψα, I have written this also, the advices and commands which I now give you, that I might know whether ye be obedient in all things.
