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 7:7

7:7 We were encouraged ³  not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement ⁴  you gave ⁵  him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, ⁶  your deep concern ⁷  for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

2 Corinthians 12:6

12:6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling ⁸  the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard ⁹  me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

2 Corinthians 12:21

12:21 I am afraid that ¹⁰  when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for ¹¹  many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

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 Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “We were encouraged.”

⁴ tn Or “comfort,” “consolation.”

⁵ tn Grk “by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you.” The passive construction was translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the repeated word “encouraged” was replaced in the translation by “gave” to avoid redundancy in the translation.

⁶ tn Or “your grieving,” “your deep sorrow.”

⁷ tn Or “your zeal.”

⁵ tn Or “speaking.”

⁶ tn Or “may think of.”

⁷ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.

⁸ tn Or “I will mourn over.”