2Co 2:3. Καὶ ἔγραψα, and I wrote) He shows that he had this intention at the time, when he sent his first epistle, in which he had promised a visit, an intention which he explains at 2Co 2:1.-ἀφʼ ὧν, from whom) as from sons.-ὅτι, that) The joy of Paul itself is desirable not for his own sake, but for the sake of the Corinthians.