2 Corinthians 2:3-4

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came 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. 2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you.

2 Corinthians 2:13

2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them and set out for Macedonia.


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

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

tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.