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 ESTO pues determiné para conmigo, no venir otra vez á vosotros con tristeza.

2 Porque si yo os contristo, ¿quién será luego el que me alegrará, sino aquel á quien yo contristare?

3 Y esto mismo os escribí, porque cuando llegare no tenga tristeza sobre tristeza de los que me debiera gozar; confiando en vosotros todos que mi gozo es [el] de todos vosotros.

4 Porque por la mucha tribulación y angustia del corazón os escribí con muchas lágrimas; no para que fueseis contristados, mas para que supieseis cuánto más amor tengo para con vosotros.

5 Que si alguno [me] contristó, no me contristó á mí, sino en parte, por no cargaros, á todos vosotros.

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What Does 2 Corinthians 2:3 Mean?

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