2 Corinthians 2:1
And I determined this with myself, that I would not again come to you in sadness.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
In Context
2For if I should make you sad, who would make me joyful, unless he whom I had made sad?
Cross References
Acts 11:29And moreover the disciples, each of them according to his several ability, determined to send to the relief of the brethren who dwelt in Judaea.
Acts 15:37And Barnabas was disposed to take John, who was surnamed Mark.
1 Corinthians 4:21What will ye? Shall I come to you with the rod, or with love and a gentle spirit?
2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence, I was before disposed to come to you, that ye might receive the grace doubly;
2 Corinthians 2:4And in much affliction, and in anguish of heart, I wrote those things to you, with many tears; not that ye might have sorrow, but that ye might know the exceeding love I have for you.
2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear, lest I should come to you and not find you such as I would wish; and lest I also should be found by you, such as ye would not wish; lest there should be contention, and envying, and anger, and obstinacy, and slandering, and murmuring, and insolence, and commotion;
Matthew Henry on 2 Corinthians 2:1
In this chapter the apostle proceeds in the account of the reasons why he did not come to Corinth, ver. 1-4 . Then he writes concerning the incestuous person who lay under censure; and gives direction for restoring him, together with the reasons for their so doing ( ver. 5-11 ), and afterwards informs them of his labours and success in preaching the gospel in several places, ver. 12-17 . Read the whole commentary →