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2 Corinthians 2:3

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And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.

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2 Corinthians 2:3 in other translations

And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

2 Corinthians 2:3 · American Standard Version

2 Corinthians 2:3 in context

  1. 1But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.
  2. 2For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?
  3. 3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that, when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy would be shared by all of you.
  4. 4For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
  5. 5But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.