a: Causing grief amongst you, which he should have done, if he had come to them before they had repented them.
b: For I trusted that you would take that out of the way forthwith which you knew I was discontented with, considering how you are persuaded that my joy is your joy.
1: He passeth to another part of this epistle: which notwithstanding is put amongst the first, whereunto he returneth afterward: and he handleth the releasing and unloosing of the incestuous person, because he seemed to have given sufficient testimony of his repentance: showing the true use of excommunication, to wit, that it proceed not of hatred, but of love, and so end, lest if we keep no measure, we serve Satan the devil.
c: As if he said, All that sorrow is so clean wiped away, as though he had never felt it.
d: As for me (saith Paul) I have no more to do with him.
e: lest I should overcharge him,, who is burdened enough of himself, which I would be glad were taken from him.
f: That whereas before you punished him sharply you would now forgive him.
g: That at my entreaty you would declare by the consent of the whole Church, that you take him again for a brother.
h: Truly, and from the heart.
i: Of his mischievous council and devilish will.
2: He returneth to the confirmation off his apostleship, and bringeth forth the testimonies, both of his labours, and also of God's blessing.
j: He alludeth to the anointing of the priests, and the incense of the sacrifices.
3: He denieth that ought should be taken away from the dignity of his apostleship, because they saw evidently that it was not received with like success in every place, nay rather very many rejected and detested him, seeing that he preacheth Christ not only as a Saviour of them that believe, but also as a judge of them that contemn him.
4: Again, he putteth away all suspicion of arrogance, attributing all things that he did, to the virtue of God, whom he serveth sincerely, and without all dishonest affection: whereof he maketh them witnesses, even to the sixth verse of the next chapter.
*: Chapter 4:2
k: We do not handle it craftily and covetously, or less sincerely then we ought: and he useth a metaphor, which is taken from hucksters, which use to play the false harlots with whatsoever commeth into their hands.

Chapter 2

1. He excuseth his not coming unto them, 2. and privately reprehendeth them. 4. He showeth that such is his affection toward them, 5. that he never rejoiceth but when they are merry. 6. Perceiving the adulterer (whom he commanded to be delivered up to Satan) to repent, he requesteth that they forgive him. 31. He mentioneth his going into Macedonia.

But I determined thus in myself, that I would not come again to you in a heaviness.
2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that should make me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
3 And I wrote this same thing unto you, lest when I came, I should take heaviness of them, of whom I ought to rejoice: this b confidence have I in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
4 For in great affliction, and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have, specially unto you.
5 1 And if any hath caused sorrow, the same hath not made c me sorry, but d partly (lest I should more e charge him) you all.
6 It is sufficient unto the same man, that he was rebuked of many.
7 So that now contrariwise ye ought rather to f forgive him, and comfort him, lest the same should be swallowed up with overmuch heaviness.
8 Wherefore, I pray you, that you would g confirm your love towards him.
9 For this cause also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye would be obedient in all things.
10 To whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for verily if I forgave anything, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the h sight of Christ,
11 Lest Satan should circumvent us: for we are not ignorant of his i enterprises.
122 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ's gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,
13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother, but took my leave of them, and went away into Macedonia.
14 Now thanks be unto God, which always maketh us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the j savour of his knowledge by us in every place.
15 3 For we are unto God the sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them which perish.
16 To the one we are the savour of death, unto death: and to the other the savour of life, unto life: 4 and who is sufficient for these things?
17 * For we are not as many, which make k merchandise of the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God in the sight of God speak we in Christ.