2 Corinthians 2:7-9

The Voice

⁷ So instead of continuing to ostracize him, I encourage you to offer him the grace of forgiveness and the comfort of your acceptance. Otherwise, if he finds no welcome back to the community, I’m afraid he will be overwhelmed with extreme sorrow and lose all hope. ⁸ So I urge you to demonstrate your love for him once again. ⁹ I wrote these things to you with a clear purpose in mind: to test whether you are willing to live and abide by all my counsel.