ACC ~ 2 Corinthians 2 v3

THE APOSTLE’S JOY. AMBROSIASTER: The purification of the people is the apostle’s joy. COMMENTARY ON PAUL’S EPISTLES.

PAUL’S JOY, THEIR JOY. CHRYSOSTOM: Paul had already said that he was gladdened by their sorrow. This may have seemed arrogant and harsh, so to soften the impact he adds this: He knew that if he were happy they would be happy and that if he were sad, they would be sad too. … It is with weighty meaning that I do not come to you, because I feel not hate or aversion but rather exceeding love. HOMILIES ON THE EPISTLES OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 4.2.

2 Cor