Discovery Box2 Corinthians 2:3 
Context2:3 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 7:4
ContextA Letter That Caused Sadness
7:4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride 3 on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; 4 I am overflowing with joy in the midst of 5 all our suffering.
2 Corinthians 7:13
Context7:13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. 6
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 “great is my boasting.”
4 tn Or “comfort.”
5 tn Grk “I am overflowing with joy in all our suffering”; the words “in the midst of” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to clarify that Paul is not rejoicing in the suffering itself, but in his relationship with the Corinthians in the midst of all his suffering.
6 tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”
