[2:1] 1 tc Although usually δέ (de, “now”; found in א A C D1 F G Ψ 0285 Ï lat) should take precedent over γάρ (gar) in textually disputed places in the corpus Paulinum, the credentials for γάρ here are not easily dismissed (Ì46 B 0223 0243 33 1739 1881 al); here it is the preferred reading, albeit slightly.
[2:1] 2 tn Or “I decided this for myself.”
[2:1] 3 tn Grk “not to come to you again in sorrow.”
[2:1] sn Paul was not speaking absolutely about not making another visit, but meant he did not want to come to the Corinthians again until the conflict he mentioned in 2 Cor 2:4-11 was settled.
[6:13] 4 tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.
[6:13] 5 tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.