2 Corinthians 1:18

2 Corinthians 1:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
• New International Version (NIV)But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)As surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as God is faithful, our word to you was not Yes and No.

Context of 2 Corinthians 1:18

16and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you. 17Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? Or do I make my plans according to mere human standards so that I would be saying both “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time? But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.” 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him. 20For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

2 Corinthians 1:18 word by word

πιστὸς δὲ ὁ θεός, ὅτι ὁ λόγος ἡμῶν ὁ πρὸς ὑμᾶς οὐκ ἔστιν ναὶ καὶ οὔ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Butδέde · thenG1161
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• trueπιστόςpistos · faithfulG4103
• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• wordλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• towardπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• youσύsu · youG4771
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notοὐou · noG3756
• yeaναίnai · yesG3483
• andκαίkai · andG2532

Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 1:18

• 2 Corinthians 1:23Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
• John 7:28Then Jesus, while teaching in the temple courts, cried out, “You both know me and know where I come from! And I have not come on my own initiative, but the one who sent me is true. You do not know him,
• John 8:26I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the Father who sent me is truthful, and the things I have heard from him I speak to the world.”
• 1 John 5:20And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.
• Revelation 3:7“To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: “This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:

Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But as God is true - Setting the God of truth before my eyes, I could not act in this way: and as sure as he is true, so surely were my purposes sincere; and it was only my uncertainty about your state that induced me to postpone my visit. See 2 Corinthians 1:23.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But as God is true - Tyndale renders this in accordance more literally with the Greek, “God is faithful; for our preaching unto you was not yea and nay.” The phrase seems to have the form of an oath, or to be a solemn appeal to God as a Witness, and to be equivalent to the expression “the Lord liveth,” or “as the Lord liveth.” The idea is,” God is faithful and true. He never deceives; never promises that which he does not perform. So true is it that I am…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-24Verses 15-24 The apostle clears himself from the charge of levity and inconstancy, in not coming to Corinth. Good men should be careful to keep the reputation of sincerity and constancy; they should not resolve, but on careful thought; and they will not change unless for weighty reasons. Nothing can render God's promises more certain: his giving them through Christ, assures us they are his promises; as the wonders God wrought in the life, resurrection…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20But as surely as God is faithful: God is faithful, so we can trust him, His promises in Christ, and his work through the apostles.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. He adds this lest they might think his DOCTRINE was changeable like his purposes (the change in which he admitted in 2Co 1:17, while denying that it was due to "lightness," and at the same time implying that not to have changed, where there was good reason, would have been to imitate the fleshly-minded who at all costs obstinately hold to their purpose). true--Greek, "faithful" (1Co 1:9). our word--the doctrine we preach. was not--The oldest…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings