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2 Corinthians 2 Bible study: Forgive him and comfort him

2 Corinthians 2 says of one who caused sorrow, "you should rather forgive him and comfort him" (2:7), and says, "For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God" (2:15). In 2:16, stench and sweet aroma are one Greek noun.

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“Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.”
2 Corinthians 2:14 · World English Bible

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Not again in sorrow

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The chapter opens, "But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow." (2:1) (tap sorrow). It goes on, "For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?" (2:2) (tap grieve). Then it speaks of its own writing: "And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you." (2:3). "For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you." (2:4). Sorrow and gladness stand side by side in these verses: sorrow in 2:1 and 2:3, glad in 2:2, rejoice and joy in 2:3. The verse that speaks of the tears speaks of the love too (2:4). These notes say no more of that writing, or of the coming of 2:1, than these verses do.

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The Greek word behind it

χαρίζομαιcharizomaisay khar-EED-zom-ahee

Strong's: "to grant as a favor, i.e. gratuitously, in kindness, pardon or rescue". "so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him" (2:7): behind forgive is this verb. The chapter has it again three times in 2:10, and 2 Corinthians once more, in "Forgive me this wrong!" (12:13): five times in the letter (counted in RP2018). Favor's Luke 7 studies the verb.

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2 Corinthians 2 Bible study questions

  1. 1"you should rather forgive him and comfort him" (2:7). What does it look like to comfort someone, and not only to forgive them?
  2. 2The chapter goes from "I had no relief for my spirit" (2:13) to "Now thanks be to God" (2:14). What helps you give thanks when your spirit has no relief?
  3. 3"Who is sufficient for these things?" (2:16). When have you felt you weren't sufficient for something in front of you?

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Last reviewed October 8, 2026. Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain. Hebrew and Greek words are checked against the original-language texts and public-domain lexicons. What we believe · Favor home