“But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.”
So I decided that I would not make another painful visit to you — the 'painful letter' mentioned in vv3-9 preceded this decision. A visit in anger would only deepen wounds. Paul prioritizes the Corinthians' emotional welfare over his own pastoral presence.
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