New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Corinthians 1:15-24

15In this confidence I intended at first to 1come to you, so that you might 2twice receive a 3 4blessing; 16 5that is, to 6pass 7your way into 8Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be 9helped on my journey to Judea. 17Therefore, I was not vacillating when I intended to do this, was I? Or what I purpose, do I purpose 10according to the flesh, so that with me there will be yes, yes and no, no at the same time? 18But as 11God is faithful, 12our word to you is not yes and no. 19For 13the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us--by me and 14Silvanus and 15Timothy--was not yes and no, but is yes 16in Him. 20For 17as many as are the promises of God, 18in Him they are yes; therefore also through Him is 19our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21Now He who 20establishes us with you in Christ and 21anointed us is God, 22who also 22sealed us and 23gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a 24pledge.

23But 25I call God as witness 26to my soul, that 27to spare you I did not come again to 28Corinth. 24Not that we 29lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are 30standing firm.

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Notes

1. 2 Corinthians 1:15 1 Cor 4:19 ↩
2. 2 Corinthians 1:15 Lit have a second grace ↩
3. 2 Corinthians 1:15 One early ms reads joy ↩
4. 2 Corinthians 1:15 Rom 1:11; 15:29 ↩
5. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit and ↩
6. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 19:21; 1 Cor 16:5-7 ↩
7. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Lit through you into ↩
8. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 19:21; Rom 15:26 ↩
9. 2 Corinthians 1:16 Acts 15:3; 1 Cor 16:6, 11 ↩
10. 2 Corinthians 1:17 2 Cor 10:2f; 11:18 ↩
11. 2 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:9 ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 1:18 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Matt 4:3; 16:16; 26:63 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 15:22; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1; 1 Pet 5:12 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 18:5; 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Heb 13:8 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 15:8 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Heb 13:8 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 1:20 1 Cor 14:16; Rev 3:14 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 John 2:20, 27 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 1:22 John 3:33 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Rom 8:16; 2 Cor 5:5; Eph 1:14 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or down payment ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 1:23 Rom 1:9; Gal 1:20 ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 1:23 Lit upon ↩
27. 2 Corinthians 1:23 1 Cor 4:21; 2 Cor 2:1, 3 ↩
28. 2 Corinthians 1:23 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
29. 2 Corinthians 1:24 2 Cor 4:5; 11:20; 1 Pet 5:3 ↩
30. 2 Corinthians 1:24 Rom 11:20; 1 Cor 15:1 ↩

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