And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before that ye might have a second benefit; And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
In this confidence - of my character for sincerity being "acknowledged" by you (2 Corinthians 1:12-14).
Was minded - I was intending.
Before - "to come unto you before" visiting Macedonia (where he now was). Compare note, 1 Corinthians 16:5; also 4:18; all which imply that the insinuation of some at Corinth, that he would not come at all, rested on his having thus disappointed them. His change of intention, and ultimate resolution of going through Macedonia first, took place before his sending Timothy from Ephesus into Macedonia, and therefore (1 Corinthians 4:17) before his writing the first letter. Compare Acts 19:21-22 (the order there is "Macedonia and Achaia," not Achaia, Macedonia); Acts 20:1-2.
That ye might have a second benefit - one in going to, the other in returning from Macedonia. The "benefit" consisted in the gratification of having him among them, and receiving spiritual gifts (Romans 1:11-12).