2 Corinthians 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came 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 when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.


tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.

tn Or “I will mourn over.”