2 Corinthians 2:2-4

New Catholic Bible

² For if I cause you pain, then who would be there to cheer me up aside from you whom I offended? ³ And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not suffer distress from those who should have made me rejoice. I know all of you well enough to be certain that we both share the same joy. ⁴ It was with great distress and anguish of heart and many tears that I wrote to you, not to grieve you but to let you know how abundant is the love I have for you.