2 Corinthians 2:3
2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, 1 so that when I came 2 I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.
2 Corinthians 12:21
12:21 I am afraid that 3 when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for 4 many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.
1 tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.
2 sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.
3 tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.
4 tn Or “I will mourn over.”