“And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.”
I wrote as I did so that when I came to you, I would not be distressed by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy — the 'letter of tears' was written out of this paradoxical logic: temporary written grief to prevent final visitation grief. Paul's confidence in their potential growth motivates the harsh intervention.
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