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2 Corinthians 2:7
Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform · Berean Standard Bible
ὥστε τοὐναντίον μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς χαρίσασθαι καὶ παρακαλέσαι, μήπως τῇ περισσοτέρᾳ λύπῃ καταποθῇ ὁ τοιοῦτος.
So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.