2 Corinthians 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ¹  so that when I came ²  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.

2 Corinthians 12:20

12:20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me ³  not what you wish. I am afraid that ⁴  somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, ⁵  slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

¹ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

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

³ tn Grk “and I will be found by you.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation.

⁴ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text, but are needed for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “intense anger, hostility.”