Though (ε κα). If also. Paul treats it as a fact.

With my epistle (εν τη επιστολη). The one referred to in…

For though I made you sorry, etc. That is, in the first epistle which he had sent to them. In that epistle he had felt it necessary to rep…

For though I made you sorry with a letter.—A better translation is For even if, and, since the Greek includes th…

“My letter” refers to the so-called “severe letter,” one that is no longer extant but was written after 1 Corinthians and Paul’s “sorrowful visit” …

For though I grieved you. He now begins to apologize to the Corinthians for having handled them somewhat roughly in the previous Epistle. …

For though I made you sorry with a letter
His former epistle, relating to the incestuous person:

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There were fightings outside, or continual contentions with, and opposition from Jews and Gentiles; and there were fears within, and great concern …

After giving an admonition based on what came before, the Apostle now offers his commendation. He first commends the Corinthians and then explains …