2 Corinthians 2:2-3

2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad ¹  but the one I caused to be sad? 2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ²  so that when I came ³  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

¹ tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

² tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

³ sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.