1. So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.
2. For if I grieve you, who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved?
3. I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.
4. For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.