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2 Corinthians 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


2 Corinthians 2:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · 2 Corinthians 2:325 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ἔγραψαegrapsa
I wroteverbG1125
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
αὐτὸauto
same thingadjectiveG846
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ἐλθὼνelthōn
having comeverbG2064
λύπηνlypēn
griefnounG3077
σχῶschō
haveverbG2192
ἀφ’aph’
from thoseprepositionG575
ὧνhōn
of whomrelative pronounG3739
ἔδειedei
bind, be in bonds, knitverbG1210
μεme
mypronounG1473
χαίρεινchairein
to rejoiceverbG5463
πεποιθὼςpepoithōs
having trustedverbG3982
ἐπὶepi
inprepositionG1909
πάνταςpantas
alladjectiveG3956
ὑμᾶςhymas
youpronounG4771
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
thearticleG3588
ἐμὴemē
of me, mine (own), myadjectiveG1699
χαρὰchara
joynounG5479
πάντωνpantōn
of alladjectiveG3956
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 2:3

“And I wrote this very thing unto you.” What? That for this cause I came not, to spare you. When wrote he? In the former Epistle when he said, “I do not wish to see you now by the way?” 1 Corinthians 16:7 I think not; but in this Epistle when he said, “Lest when I come again, my God should humble me before you.” 2 Corinthians 12:21 I have written then towards the end this same, says he, “lest when I come, my God will humble me, and I should mourn for many of them that have…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 4 on Second Corinthians
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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