2 CORINTHIANS 7:12 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.”
So even though I wrote to you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account of the one who suffered the wrong, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are — Paul clarifies motivation: not vindication of either party but revelation of Corinthian devotion (spoude) to Paul. The letter's purpose was to expose their allegiance.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 7:12
“So although I wrote to you,” I wrote “not for his cause that did the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered the wrong.” For that they might not say, Why then do you rebuke us if we were “clear in the matter?” setting himself to meet this even further above, and disposing of it beforehand , he said what he said, namely, “I do not regret, though I did regret.” 'For so far,' says he, 'am I from repenting now of what I wrote then, that I repented then more than I do now when you…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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