“That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.”
So that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, when I come to you again — Paul's presence will vindicate their faith and provide grounds for boasting (kauchēma, glorying/exultation) in Christ alone. 'When I come to you again' envisions release and reunion, anticipated as God's gift. Their glorying is not in Paul but in Christ as revealed through Paul's faithful witness. The letter thus promises future restoration of direct relationship.
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