2 Corinthians 2:2

For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?

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In The King James Version

For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

In Context

1But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

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.

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 12:26When one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. When one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.

2 Corinthians 7:8For though I grieved you with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it. For I see that my letter made you grieve, though just for a while.

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 →

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