New American Standard Bible 2020

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 decide, do I decide 10according to the flesh, so that with me there will be 11yes, yes and no, no at the same time? 18But as 12God is faithful, 13our word to you is not yes and no. 19For 14the Son of God, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us--by me and 15Silvanus and 16Timothy--was not yes and no, but has been yes 17in Him. 20For 18as many as the promises of God are, 19in Him they are yes; therefore through Him also is 20our Amen to the glory of God through us. 21Now He who 21establishes us with you in Christ and 22anointed us is God, 22who also 23sealed us and 24gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a 25pledge.

23But 26I call God as witness to my soul, that it was 27to spare you that I did not come again to 28Corinth. 24Not that we 29domineer over your faith, but we 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 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 1:17 I.e., a strong yes and no ↩
12. 2 Corinthians 1:18 1 Cor 1:9 ↩
13. 2 Corinthians 1:18 2 Cor 2:17 ↩
14. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Matt 4:3; 16:16; 26:63 ↩
15. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 15:22; 1 Thess 1:1; 2 Thess 1:1; 1 Pet 5:12 ↩
16. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Acts 18:5; 2 Cor 1:1 ↩
17. 2 Corinthians 1:19 Heb 13:8 ↩
18. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Rom 15:8 ↩
19. 2 Corinthians 1:20 Heb 13:8 ↩
20. 2 Corinthians 1:20 1 Cor 14:16; Rev 3:14 ↩
21. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 Cor 1:8 ↩
22. 2 Corinthians 1:21 1 John 2:20, 27 ↩
23. 2 Corinthians 1:22 John 3:33 ↩
24. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Rom 8:16; 2 Cor 5:5; Eph 1:14 ↩
25. 2 Corinthians 1:22 Or first installment ↩
26. 2 Corinthians 1:23 Rom 1:9; Gal 1:20 ↩
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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