2 Corinthians 2:1-4 Ἔκρινα (I judged) γὰρ* (for) ἐμαυτῷ (within myself) τοῦτο (this), τὸ (-) μὴ (not) πάλιν (again) ἐν (in) λύπῃ (grief) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐλθεῖν (to come).

BIB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Ἔκρινα (I judged) γὰρ* (for) ἐμαυτῷ (within myself) τοῦτο (this), τὸ (-) μὴ (not) πάλιν (again) ἐν (in) λύπῃ (grief) πρὸς (to) ὑμᾶς (you) ἐλθεῖν (to come). ² εἰ (If) γὰρ (for) ἐγὼ (I) λυπῶ (grieve) ὑμᾶς (you) καὶ (again), τίς (who) ὁ (-) εὐφραίνων (is gladdening) με (me), εἰ (if) μὴ (not) ὁ (the one) λυπούμενος (being grieved) ἐξ (by) ἐμοῦ (me)? ³ καὶ (And) ἔγραψα (I wrote) τοῦτο (this) αὐτὸ (same thing), ἵνα (so that) μὴ (not), ἐλθὼν (having come), λύπην (grief) σχῶ (I might have) ἀφ’ (from those) ὧν (of whom) ἔδει (it behooves) με (me) χαίρειν (to rejoice), πεποιθὼς (trusting) ἐπὶ (in) πάντας (all) ὑμᾶς (you), ὅτι (that) ἡ (-) ἐμὴ (my) χαρὰ (joy) πάντων (of all) ὑμῶν (of you) ἐστιν (is). ⁴ ἐκ (Out of) γὰρ (for) πολλῆς (much) θλίψεως (affliction) καὶ (and) συνοχῆς (anguish) καρδίας (of heart) ἔγραψα (I wrote) ὑμῖν (to you) διὰ (through) πολλῶν (many) δακρύων (tears), οὐχ (not) ἵνα (that) λυπηθῆτε (you might be grieved), ἀλλὰ (but) τὴν (the) ἀγάπην (love) ἵνα (that) γνῶτε (you might know) ἣν (that) ἔχω (I have) περισσοτέρως (more abundantly) εἰς (toward) ὑμᾶς (you).