21 What do you desire? (A)That I come to you with a rod, or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

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21 What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline,(A) or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

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Reaffirm Your Love

But I decided this [a]for my own sake, that I (A)would not come to you in sorrow again.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 2:1 Or as far as I am concerned

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.(A)

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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.

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I wrote as I did,(A) so that when I came I would not be distressed(B) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(C) in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

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