2 Corinthians 2:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 2:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Corinthians 2:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Corinthians 2:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I wouldn’t have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you.”
2 Corinthians 2:3 — World English Bible
2 Corinthians 2:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I wrote this very thing, 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 2:3 — American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 2:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,”
2 Corinthians 2:3 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 2:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I have written this very [letter] [to you], that coming I may not have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy; trusting in you all that my joy is [that] of you all. ”
2 Corinthians 2:3 — Darby Translation
2 Corinthians 2:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I wrote this same thing vnto you, lest when I came, I should take heauines of them, of whom I ought to reioyce: this confidence haue I in you all, that my ioye is the ioye of you all.”
2 Corinthians 2:3 — Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 2:3 in Context — 2 Corinthians 2
1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.
2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?
3 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.
4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.
What Does 2 Corinthians 2:3 Mean?
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