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For if I make you sorry, then who will make me glad but he who is made sorry by me?
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Shared Joy, Shared Sorrow
Commentators emphasize Paul's profound emotional connection to the Corinthians. His happiness was so intertwined with theirs that causing them necessary sorrow through discipline would also bring him grief. This reveals a deep pastoral love where the leader's joy is dependent on the well-being of the community.
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2 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
For if I make you sorry. "If, when I came among you, I were called upon to inflict sorrow by punishing your offending brethren with an act…
Who then? (κα τισ?). For this use of κα see on Mr 10:26; John 9:36. The κα accepts the condition (first class ει--λυπω)…
19th Century
Anglican
Who is he then that maketh me glad?—The force of the “for,” with which the verse opens, lies below the surface. He had wi…
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Paul acknowledges that his decision not to revisit Corinth had been partially determined by his awareness that to inflict needless pain on the Cori…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For if I make you sorry That is, should he come among them, and be the means of fresh grief and sorrow:
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 comfor…
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13th Century
Catholic
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 spared…
