2 Corinthians 1:24

24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.

2 Corinthians 1:24 in Other Translations

KJV
24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
ESV
24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, for you stand firm in your faith.
NLT
24 But that does not mean we want to dominate you by telling you how to put your faith into practice. We want to work together with you so you will be full of joy, for it is by your own faith that you stand firm.
MSG
24 We're not in charge of how you live out the faith, looking over your shoulders, suspiciously critical. We're partners, working alongside you, joyfully expectant. I know that you stand by your own faith, not by ours.
CSB
24 Not that we have control of your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because you stand by faith.

2 Corinthians 1:24 In-Context

22 set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
23 I call God as my witness—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Peter 5:3
  • 2. Romans 11:20; 1 Corinthians 15:1
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