2 Corinthians 2:3
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 Corinthians 10:2
10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving
according to human standards.
2 Corinthians 12:20-21
12:20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me
not what you wish. I am afraid that
somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition,
slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
12:21 I am afraid that
when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for
many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.
2 Corinthians 12:1
Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh
12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
Colossians 4:1
4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.