2 Corinthians 1:15

1:15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us, ¹ 

2 Corinthians 2:1

2:1 So ²  I made up my own mind ³  not to pay you another painful visit. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 12:1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. ⁵  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

¹ tn Grk “a second grace,” “a second favor” (used figuratively of a second visit by Paul).

² tc Although usually δέ (de, “now”; found in א A C D¹ F G Ψ 0285 Ï lat) should take precedent over γάρ (gar) in textually disputed places in the corpus Paulinum, the credentials for γάρ here are not easily dismissed (Ì⁴⁶ B 0223 0243 33 1739 1881 al); here it is the preferred reading, albeit slightly.

³ tn Or “I decided this for myself.”

⁴ tn Grk “not to come to you again in sorrow.”

³ tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”