2 Corinthians 2:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ἔγραψα ὑμῖν τοῦτο αὐτὸ, ἵνα μὴ, ἐλθὼν λύπην ἔχω ἀφʼ ὧν ἔδει με χαίρειν· πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ πάντας ὑμᾶς, ὅτι ἡ ἐμὴ χαρὰ πάντων ὑμῶν ἐστιν.

Transliteration

And egrapsa to you touto auto, hina not, elthōn lypēn I echō from whom edei me to chairein; pepoithōs upon all you, that the my chara of all you estin.

Grammar Details

• *egrapsa*: aorist active indicative, 1st person singular - I wrote
• *touto auto*: demonstrative pronoun, accusative neuter singular with intensive - this very thing
• *hina*: conjunction - so that/in order that
• *elthōn*: aorist active participle, masculine nominative singular - having come
• *lypēn*: accusative feminine singular - sorrow
• *echō*: present active subjunctive, 1st person singular - I might have
• *edei*: imperfect active indicative, 3rd person singular - it was necessary
• *chairein*: present active infinitive - to rejoice
• *pepoithōs*: perfect active participle, masculine nominative singular - having trusted/confident
• *chara*: nominative feminine singular - joy
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is

Word Meanings

• *lypēn*: sorrow/grief/pain
• *chairein*: to rejoice/be glad
• *pepoithōs*: having trusted/being confident/relying
• *chara*: joy/gladness/delight

Referenced Verses

• Gal 5:10 : 10 I am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is.
• 2 Cor 8:22 : 22 And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.
• Phlm 1:21 : 21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.
• 2 Cor 12:11 : 11 I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
• 2 Cor 12:21-13:2 : 21 And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way. 1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain. 2 I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;
• 2 Thess 3:4 : 4 And we have faith in the Lord about you, that you are doing and will do the things about which we give you orders.
• 1 Cor 4:21-5:13 : 21 What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit? 1 It is said, in fact, that there is among you a sin of the flesh, such as is not seen even among the Gentiles, that one of you has his father's wife. 2 And in place of feeling sorrow, you are pleased with yourselves, so that he who has done this thing has not been sent away from among you. 3 For I myself, being present in spirit though not in body, have come to a decision about him who has done this thing; 4 In the name of our Lord Jesus, when you have come together with my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus, 5 That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus. 6 This pride of yours is not good. Do you not see that a little leaven makes a change in all the mass? 7 Take away, then, the old leaven, so that you may be a new mass, even as you are without leaven. For Christ has been put to death as our Passover. 8 Let us then keep the feast, not with old leaven, and not with the leaven of evil thoughts and acts, but with the unleavened bread of true thoughts and right feelings. 9 In my letter I said to you that you were not to keep company with those who go after the desires of the flesh; 10 But I had not in mind the sinners who are outside the church, or those who have a desire for and take the property of others, or those who give worship to images; for it is not possible to keep away from such people without going out of the world completely: 11 But the sense of my letter was that if a brother had the name of being one who went after the desires of the flesh, or had the desire for other people's property, or was in the way of using violent language, or being the worse for drink, or took by force what was not his, you might not keep company with such a one, or take food with him. 12 For it is no business of mine to be judging those who are outside; but it is yours to be judging those who are among you; 13 As for those who are outside, God is their judge. So put away the evil man from among you.
• 2 Cor 1:15 : 15 And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;
• 2 Cor 7:6 : 6 But God who gives comfort to the poor in spirit gave us comfort by the coming of Titus;
• 2 Cor 7:8 : 8 For though my letter gave you pain, I have no regret for it now, though I had before; for I see that the letter gave you pain, but only for a time.
• 2 Cor 7:12 : 12 So though I sent you a letter, it was not only because of the man who did the wrong, or because of him to whom the wrong was done, but so that your true care for us might be made clear in the eyes of God.