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 7:9
7:9 Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, 3 but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, 4 so that you were not harmed 5 in any way by us.
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 Grk “were grieved” (so also twice later in the verse).
4 tn Grk “corresponding to God,” that is, corresponding to God’s will (κατὰ θεόν, kata qeon). The same phrase occurs in vv. 10 and 11.
5 tn Grk “so that you did not suffer loss.”