Passage
And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
2 Corinthians 12:21 (KJV)
Nearby Context
2 Corinthians 12:19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
2 Corinthians 12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:
2 Corinthians 12:21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "lest", "come", "again", "humble", "shall", "bewail", "sinned", and "already". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lest" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The prior verse says "For I fear lest when I come...", giving immediate footing for "lest" and "come". In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lest" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.