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2 Corinthians 02 General Notes
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Harsh writing
In this chapter, Paul refers to a letter he previously wrote to the Corinthians. Some scholars believe this refers to the letter known as First Corinthians. Other scholars believe this refers to a letter Paul wrote after the letter known as First Corinthians and before this letter. In either case, Paul had told the church to rebuke an erring member. Paul is now encouraging them to be gracious to that person. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/grace and rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
Aroma
A sweet aroma is a pleasing smell. Scripture often describes things that are pleasing to God as having a pleasing aroma.