2 Corinthians 2:3
And for this very reason I wrote you, that I might not come only to be grieved by those who ought to give me joy; and because I trusted in you all, that my joy is the joy of all of you.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2for if I cause you grief, who is there to cause me joy except those whom I have grieved?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:21Which do you want? Am I to come to you with a rod, or in a loving and tender spirit?
2 Corinthians 7:6But the God who comforts the down-hearted comforted me by the coming of Titus,
2 Corinthians 7:12So then, even if I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrong-doer, or of him who had been wronged, but to make clear to yourselves in the sight of God your earnest care for me.
2 Corinthians 12:11I am become a fool - you have forced me to; for you yourselves ought to have been my vindicators. In no respect am I inferior to these superapostolic apostles, even though I am nothing.
Galatians 5:10As for me, I am fully trusting you in the Lord that you will be no otherwise minded; but he who is trying to unsettle you will have to bear his punishment, whoever he may be.
Philemon 1:21Because I am thoroughly persuaded of your obedience, I have written you, knowing full well that you will do by me what I am asking.
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 →