6. The punishment that most of you gave him is enough for him.
7. But now you should forgive him and comfort him to keep him from having too much sadness and giving up completely.
8. So I beg you to show that you love him.
9. I wrote you to test you and to 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, as if Christ were with me.
11. I did this so that Satan would not win anything from us, because we know very well what Satan’s plans are.
12. When I came to Troas to preach the Good News of Christ, the Lord gave me a good opportunity there.