Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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. New Living Translation Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn’t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke. English Standard Version But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth. Berean Standard Bible I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. Berean Literal Bible But I call God as witness upon my soul, that sparing you, I have not yet come to Corinth. King James Bible Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. New King James Version Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. New American Standard Bible But I call God as witness to my soul, that it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. NASB 1995 But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. NASB 1977 But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth. Legacy Standard Bible But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. Amplified Bible But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth— Christian Standard Bible I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth. Holman Christian Standard Bible I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth. American Standard Version But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But I am testifying to God concerning myself: Because I had pity for you, I did not come to Qorinthus, Contemporary English Version God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you. Douay-Rheims Bible But I call God to witness upon my soul, that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth: English Revised Version But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth. GOD'S WORD® Translation I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you. Good News Translation I call God as my witness--he knows my heart! It was in order to spare you that I decided not to go to Corinth. International Standard Version I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. Literal Standard Version And I call on God for a witness on my soul, that sparing you, I did not come to Corinth yet; Majority Standard Bible I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. New American Bible But I call upon God as witness, on my life, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth. NET Bible Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. New Revised Standard Version But I call on God as witness against me: it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth. New Heart English Bible But I call God as a witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth. Webster's Bible Translation Moreover, I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I have not as yet come to Corinth. Weymouth New Testament But as for me, as my soul shall answer for it, I appeal to God as my witness, that it was to spare you pain that I gave up my visit to Corinth. World English Bible But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth. Young's Literal Translation And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Paul's Change of Plans…22placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come. 23 I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. 24Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.… Cross References Acts 18:1 After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. Acts 18:8 Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized. Romans 1:9 God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you 1 Corinthians 4:21 Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit? 2 Corinthians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all the saints throughout Achaia: 2 Corinthians 2:1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. 2 Corinthians 2:3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy. Treasury of Scripture Moreover I call God for a record on my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet to Corinth. I call. 2 Corinthians 1:18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 2 Corinthians 11:11,31 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth… Romans 1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; that. 2 Corinthians 2:1-3:18 But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness… 2 Corinthians 10:2,6-11 But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh… 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: Jump to Previous Appeal Corinth Forbare Moreover Order Pain Pity Record Refrained Soul Spare Sparing Time Visit WitnessJump to Next Appeal Corinth Forbare Moreover Order Pain Pity Record Refrained Soul Spare Sparing Time Visit Witness2 Corinthians 1 1. Paul salutes the Corinthians;3. he encourages them against troubles, 5. by the comforts and deliverances which God had given him, 8. so particularly in his late danger in Asia. 12. And calling both his own conscience and theirs, 15. he excuses his not coming to them, as proceeding not of lightness, 23. but of his care for them. (23) I call God for a record.--Better, I call upon God as a witness against my soul. The thought seems to come across St. Paul's mind that the Corinthians will require a more specific explanation of his change of plan, and he finds this in what had been in part suggested in 1Corinthians 4:21. Had he carried out his first purpose, he would have come to punish or chastise. He had been, on this account, reluctant to come. His not coming was an act of leniency. I came not as yet.--Better, I came no more--i.e., not a second time after his first visit. The Greek adverb cannot possibly mean "not yet." Verse 23. - Moreover I call God for a record; rather, But I call God for a witness. At this point, to 2 Corinthians 2:4, he enters for the first time on the kindly reasons which had led him to forego his intended earlier visit. He uses a similar adjuration in 2 Corinthians 11:31; and although these appeals (comp. 1 Corinthians 15:31; Romans 1:9; Galatians 1:20) may be due in part to the emotional fervour of his temperament, yet he would hardly have resorted to them in this self defence, if the calumnies of his enemies had not gained much credence. The French proverb, Qui s'excuse s'accuse, is often grossly abused. The refutation of lies and slanders is often a duty, not because they injure us, but because, by diminishing our usefulness, they may injure others. Upon my soul. Not "to take vengeance on my soul if I lie," but to confirm the appeal of its honesty and integrity. By the use of such "oaths for confirmation," St. Paul, no less than other apostles, shows that he understood our Lord's rule, "Let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay," as applying to the principle of simple and unvarnished truthfulness of intercourse, which requires no further confirmation; but not as a rigid exclusion of the right to appeal to God in solemn cases and for good reasons. To spare you. This postponement of the intended visit was a sign of .forbearance, for which they should have been grateful. After all that he had heard of them, if he had come at all, it could only have been "with a rod" (1 Corinthians 4:21). I came not as yet. The rendering is erroneous. It literally means "I no longer came," i.e. I forbore to come as I had intended.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek IἘγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. call ἐπικαλοῦμαι (epikaloumai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1941: (a) To call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: To call upon, appeal to, address. God Θεὸν (Theon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. as ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition Strong's 1909: On, to, against, on the basis of, at. my ἐμὴν (emēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my. witness μάρτυρα (martyra) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 3144: A witness (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case); by analogy, a 'martyr'. that [it was in order] ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction Strong's 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. to spare φειδόμενος (pheidomenos) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5339: To spare, abstain, forbear. Of uncertain affinity; to be chary of, i.e. to abstain or to treat leniently. you ὑμῶν (hymōn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. [that] I did not return ἦλθον (ēlthon) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 2064: To come, go. to εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. Corinth. Κόρινθον (Korinthon) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 2882: Corinthus, a city of Greece. Links 2 Corinthians 1:23 NIV2 Corinthians 1:23 NLT 2 Corinthians 1:23 ESV 2 Corinthians 1:23 NASB 2 Corinthians 1:23 KJV 2 Corinthians 1:23 BibleApps.com 2 Corinthians 1:23 Biblia Paralela 2 Corinthians 1:23 Chinese Bible 2 Corinthians 1:23 French Bible 2 Corinthians 1:23 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 2 Corinthians 1:23 But I call God for a witness (2 Cor. 2C iiC 2Cor ii cor iicor) |
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