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I wrote this very thing (ΔγÏαÏα ÏÎżÏ ÏÎż Î±Ï ÏÎż). Is this (and ΔγÏαÏα in verses 4,9,12) the epistolary aorist referring to the present âŠ

And I wrote this same unto you. The words "this same" (touto auto) refer to what he had written to them in the former letter, parâŠ

And I wrote this same unto you.âHere, again, we have to read between the lines. The pronoun, which does not refer to anytâŠ

In place of a second painful visit to Corinth, Paul wrote the Corinthians a letter that has come to be known as the âsevere letterâ (see the introdâŠ

I had written to you. As he had said a little before, that he delayed coming to them so that he might not come a second time in sorrowâŠ

And I wrote this same unto you
Not what he had written in the preceding verse, or in (2 Corinthians 1:23âŠ

The apostle desired to have a cheerful meeting with them; he had written in confidence that they would do what was for their benefit and his comforâŠ

After giving a general reason for his delay in visiting the Corinthians, the Apostle now explains the specific cause of his delay and how he sparedâŠ
A.T. Robertson
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