2 Corinthians 1:15-24

Paul Delays His Visit to Corinth

15 And with this confidence, I was wanting to come to you previously, in order that you may have a second proof of my goodwill,
16 and through you to go to Macedonia, and to come to you again from Macedonia, and to be sent on my way by you to Judea.
17 Therefore, [when I][a] was wanting [to do] this, perhaps then was I making use of vacillation? Or was I deciding what I was deciding according to the flesh, in order that with me my "yes" may be "yes" and my "no" [may be] "no" [at the same time]?[b]
18 But God [is] faithful, so that our word to you is not "yes" and "no."
19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become "yes" and "no," but has become "yes" in him.
20 For as many as [are the] promises of God, in him [they are] "yes"; therefore also through him [is] the "amen" to the glory of God through us.
21 Now the one who establishes us together with you in Christ and who anoints us [is] God,
22 [who] also sealed us and gave the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.
23 But I call upon God [as] witness against my life, that [in order to][c] spare you, I did not come again to Corinth.
24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. *Here "[when]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("was wanting") which is understood as temporal
  • [b]. *The words "at the same time" are supplied for clarity
  • [c]. *Here "[in order to]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("spare") which is understood as purpose
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