2 Corinthians 2:3
And I wrote this very thing to you, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
2For if I make you sorry, who then is he that makes me glad, but the same who is made sorry by me?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:21What will ye? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and the spirit of meekness?
2 Corinthians 7:6But God, who consoles those who are cast down, consoled us by the coming of Titus;
2 Corinthians 7:12So then, though I wrote to you, it was not on account of him who did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong, but that your care for us might be made manifest to you in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 12:11I have become foolish; ye compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I behind these overmuch apostles, though I am nothing.
Galatians 5:10I have confidence toward you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.
Philemon 1:21Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:2-5
Paul Expresses His Affection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness. 2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? 3 And I wrote this same unto you, 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. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be… Read the whole commentary →