For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
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Interpretation
The apostle desires them to receive the person who had done wrong, again into their communion; for he was aware of his fault, and much afflicted under his punishment. Even sorrow for sin should not unfit for other duties, and drive to despair.
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This thought runs through 2 Corinthians 2:6-9.