Parallel Bible results for "2 Corinthians 1:23"

2 Corinthians 1:23

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23 Now, are you ready for the real reason I didn't visit you in Corinth? As God is my witness, the only reason I didn't come was to spare you pain. I was being considerate of you, not indifferent, not manipulative.
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.
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