2 Corinthians 2:1

For I have determined, unto myself, this—not, again, in grief, to come unto you.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, grieve you, who then is he that is to gladden me,—save he who is being grieved through me;

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Cross References

Acts 11:29And, according as any one of the disciples was being prospered, they each one of them set apart [something] for ministering, to send unto the brethren, who dwelt in Jerusalem;—

Acts 15:37And, Barnabas, was minded to take with them John also, called Mark;

1 Corinthians 4:21What will ye? that, with a rod, I should come unto you? or, with love, and a spirit of meekness?

2 Corinthians 1:15And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you,—in order that, a second joy, ye might have,—

2 Corinthians 2:4For, out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, wrote I unto you, through many tears,—not that ye might be grieved, but that, the love, ye might know, which I have very abundantly unto you.

2 Corinthians 12:20For I fear—lest, by any means, when I come, not such as I wish, should I find you, and, I, should be found by you, such as ye do not wish;—lest, by any means, [I should find] strife, jealousy, outbursts of wrath, factions, railings, whisperings, puffed up pretensions, confusions;—

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 →

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