2 Corinthians 2:3-4
King James Version
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.
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2 Corinthians 2:3-4
New King James Version
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3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, (A)I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, (B)having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all. 4 For out of much [a]affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you, with many tears, (C)not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have so abundantly for you.
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2 Corinthians 2:3-4
New American Standard Bible
3 This is the very thing I (A)wrote you, so that (B)when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having (C)confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (D)wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
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