2 Corinthians 1:15-22

New King James Version

Sparing the Church

¹⁵And in this confidence ^(A)I intended to come to you before, that you might have ^(B)a second benefit— ¹⁶to pass by way of you to Macedonia, ^(C)to come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea. ¹⁷Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan ^(D)according to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No? ¹⁸But as God is ^(E)faithful, our ^[a]word to you was not Yes and No. ¹⁹For ^(F)the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, ^(G)Silvanus, and ^(H)Timothy—was not Yes and No, ^(I)but in Him was Yes. ²⁰^(J)For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. ²¹Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and ^(K)has anointed us is God, ²²who ^(L)also has sealed us and ^(M)given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.

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ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ 1:15-22

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¹⁵και ταυτη τη πεποιθησει εβουλομην προς υμας ελθειν προτερον ινα δευτεραν χαριν εχητε

¹⁶και δι υμων διελθειν εις μακεδονιαν και παλιν απο μακεδονιας ελθειν προς υμας και υφ υμων προπεμφθηναι εις την ιουδαιαν

¹⁷τουτο ουν βουλευομενος μη τι αρα τη ελαφρια εχρησαμην η α βουλευομαι κατα σαρκα βουλευομαι ινα η παρ εμοι το ναι ναι και το ου ου

¹⁸πιστος δε ο θεος οτι ο λογος ημων ο προς υμας ουκ εγενετο ναι και ου

¹⁹ο γαρ του θεου υιος ιησους χριστος ο εν υμιν δι ημων κηρυχθεις δι εμου και σιλουανου και τιμοθεου ουκ εγενετο ναι και ου αλλα ναι εν αυτω γεγονεν

²⁰οσαι γαρ επαγγελιαι θεου εν αυτω το ναι και εν αυτω το αμην τω θεω προς δοξαν δι ημων

²¹ο δε βεβαιων ημας συν υμιν εις χριστον και χρισας ημας θεος

²²ο και σφραγισαμενος ημας και δους τον αρραβωνα του πνευματος εν ταις καρδιαις ημων

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2 Corinthians 1:15-22

Young's Literal Translation

¹⁵and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,

¹⁶and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

¹⁷This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?

¹⁸and God [is] faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

¹⁹for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, among you through us having been preached -- through me and Silvanus and Timotheus -- did not become Yes and No, but in him it hath become Yes;

²⁰for as many as [are] promises of God, in him [are] the Yes, and in him the Amen, for glory to God through us;

²¹and He who is confirming you with us into Christ, and did anoint us, [is] God,

²²who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

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2 Corinthians 1:15-22

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵In this confidence I intended at first to ^(A)come to you, so that you might ^[a]twice receive a ^[b]^(B)blessing; ¹⁶^[c]that is, to ^(C)pass ^[d]your way into ^(D)Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be ^(E)helped on my journey to Judea. ¹⁷Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I decide, do I decide ^(F)according to the flesh, so that with me there will be ^[e]yes, yes and no, no at the same time? ¹⁸But as ^(G)God is faithful, ^(H)our word to you is not yes and no. ¹⁹For ^(I)the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us—by me and ^(J)Silvanus and ^(K)Timothy—was not yes and no, but has been yes ^(L)in Him. ²⁰For ^(M)as many as the promises of God are, ^(N)in Him they are yes; therefore through Him also is ^(O)our Amen to the glory of God through us. ²¹Now He who ^(P)establishes us with you in Christ and ^(Q)anointed us is God, ²²who also ^(R)sealed us and ^(S)gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a ^[f]pledge.