1. So I decided that, for my own sake, I wouldn’t visit you again while I was upset.
2. If I make you sad, who will be there to make me glad when you are sad because of me?
3. That’s why I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I wouldn’t be made sad by the ones who ought to make me happy. I have confidence in you, that my happiness means your happiness.
4. I wrote to you in tears, with a very troubled and anxious heart. I didn’t write to make you sad but so you would know the overwhelming love that I have for you.
5. But if someone has made anyone sad, that person hasn’t hurt me but all of you to some degree (not to exaggerate).
6. The punishment handed out by the majority is enough for this person.
7. This is why you should try your best to forgive and to comfort this person now instead, so that this person isn’t overwhelmed by too much sorrow.
8. So I encourage you to show your love for this person.
9. This is another reason why I wrote you. I wanted to test you and see if you are obedient in everything.