Paavali
Paul's fear for the church in Corinth
Paul expresses fear about what he will find upon his arrival in Corinth: strife, jealousy, anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. He fears that God may have to humble him again among them, and that he must mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
2. Korinttilaiskirje 12,20-21
20For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I am afraid there may be quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
φοβοῦμαι γὰρ μή πως ἐλθὼν οὐχ οἵους θέλω εὕρω ὑμᾶς, κἀγὼ εὑρεθῶ ὑμῖν οἷον οὐ θέλετε, μή πως ⸀ἔρις, ⸀ζῆλος, θυμοί, ἐριθεῖαι, καταλαλιαί, ψιθυρισμοί, φυσιώσεις, ἀκαταστασίαι·
21I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and that I will grieve over many who sinned earlier and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery they practiced.
μὴ πάλιν ⸂ἐλθόντος μου⸃ ⸀ταπεινώσῃ ⸀με ὁ θεός μου πρὸς ὑμᾶς, καὶ πενθήσω πολλοὺς τῶν προημαρτηκότων καὶ μὴ μετανοησάντων ἐπὶ τῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳ καὶ πορνείᾳ καὶ ἀσελγείᾳ ᾗ ἔπραξαν.