2 Corinthians 1:23-2:4
New International Version
23 I call God as my witness(A)—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you(B) that I did not return to Corinth. 24 Not that we lord it over(C) your faith, but we work with you for your joy, because it is by faith you stand firm.(D) 2 1 So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.(E) 2 For if I grieve you,(F) who is left to make me glad but you whom I have grieved? 3 I wrote as I did,(G) so that when I came I would not be distressed(H) by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence(I) in all of you, that you would all share my joy. 4 For I wrote you(J) out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.
2 Corinthians 1:23-2:4
New American Standard Bible
23 But (A)I call God as witness to my soul, that it was (B)to spare you that I did not come again to (C)Corinth. 24 Not that we (D)domineer over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are (E)standing firm.
Reaffirm Your Love
2 But I decided this [a]for my own sake, that I (F)would not come to you in sorrow again. 2 For if I (G)cause you sorrow, who then will be the one making me glad but the one who is made sorrowful by me? 3 This is the very thing I (H)wrote you, so that (I)when I came, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to make me rejoice; having (J)confidence in you all that my joy was the joy of you all. 4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I (K)wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you.
Footnotes
- 2 Corinthians 2:1 Or as far as I am concerned
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