6. The punishment that most of you gave him is enough for him.
7. But now you should forgive him and comfort him. This will keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.
8. So I beg you to show him that you love him.
9. This is why I wrote to you. I wanted to test you and see if you obey in everything.
10. If you forgive someone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if I had anything to forgive—I forgave it for you, and Christ was with me.
11. I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us. We know very well what Satan’s plans are.
12. I went to Troas to preach the Good News of Christ. The Lord gave me a good opportunity there.