2 Corinthians 1:15

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 4:19 : 19 But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.
  • Rom 1:11 : 11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;
  • Rom 15:29 : 29 And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.
  • 1 Cor 11:34 : 34 If any man is in need of food, let him take his meal in his house; so that you may not come together to your damage. And the rest I will put in order when I come.
  • 2 Cor 6:1 : 1 We then, working together with God, make our request to you not to take the grace of God to no purpose.
  • Phil 1:25-26 : 25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith; 26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

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  • 2 Cor 1:16
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    16 And by way of Corinth to go into Macedonia, and from there to come back again to you, so that you might send me on my way to Judaea.

  • 2 Cor 9:2-5
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    2 For I have before made clear to those of Macedonia my pride in your ready mind, saying to them that Achaia has been ready for a year back; and a great number have been moved to do the same by your example.

    3 But I have sent the brothers, so that the good things we said about you may be seen to be true, and that, as I said, you may be ready:

    4 For fear that, if any from Macedonia come with me, and you are not ready, we (not to say, you) might be put to shame in this thing.

    5 So it seemed to me wise for the brothers to go before, and see that the amount which you had undertaken to give was ready, so that it might be a cause for praise, and not as if we were making profit out of you.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

    26 So that your pride in me may be increased in Christ Jesus through my being present with you again.

  • Rom 1:10-13
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    10 And that I am ever making prayers that God will give me a good journey to you.

    11 For I have a strong desire to see you, and to give you some grace of the spirit, so that you may be made strong;

    12 That is to say, that all of us may be comforted together by the faith which is in you and in me.

    13 You may be certain, my brothers, that it has frequently been in my mind to come to you (but till now I was kept from it), so that I might have some fruit from you in the same way as I have had it from the other nations.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3 And I said this very thing in my letter, for fear that when I came I might have sorrow from those from whom it was right for me to have joy; being certain of this, that my joy is the joy of you all.

  • Phlm 1:7-8
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    7 For I had great joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been made strong again through you, brother.

    8 And so, though I might, in the name of Christ, give you orders to do what is right,

  • Rom 15:23-24
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    23 But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

    24 Whenever I go to Spain (for it is my hope to see you on my way, and to be sent on there by you, if first I may in some measure have been comforted by your company)--

  • 2 Cor 1:12-14
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    12 For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.

    13 For in our letters we say no other things to you, but those which you are reading, and to which you give agreement, and, it is my hope, will go on doing so to the end:

    14 Even as you have been ready, in part, to say that we are your glory, in the same way that you are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

  • Rom 15:28-29
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    28 So when I have done this, and have given them this fruit of love, I will go on by you into Spain.

    29 And I am certain that when I come, I will be full of the blessing of Christ.

  • 2 Cor 7:16
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    16 It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

  • Phlm 1:21
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    21 Being certain that you will do my desire, I am writing to you, in the knowledge that you will do even more than I say.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5 Because our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

  • 1 Cor 16:5-6
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    5 But I will come to you after I have gone through Macedonia, for that is my purpose;

    6 But I may be with you for a time, or even for the winter, so that you may see me on my way, wherever I go.

  • 1 Thess 2:1-2
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    1 For you yourselves, brothers, are conscious that our coming among you was not without effect:

    2 But after we had first undergone much pain and been cruelly attacked as you saw, at Philippi, by the help of God we gave you the good news without fear, though everything was against us.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12 Having much to say to you, it is not my purpose to put it all down with paper and ink: but I am hoping to come to you, and to have talk with you face to face, so that your joy may be full.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
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    1 But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32 So that I may come to you in joy by the good pleasure of God, and have rest with you.

  • 1 Thess 1:7
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    7 So that you became an example to all those who have faith in Christ in Macedonia and Achaia.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17 But we, my brothers, being away from you for a short time, in body but not in heart, had all the more desire to see your face;

  • 2 Cor 8:22
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    22 And we have sent with them our brother, whose ready spirit has been made clear to us at times and in ways without number, but it is now all the more so because of the certain faith which he has in you.

  • 1 Thess 2:19
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    19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of glory? Are not even you, before our Lord Jesus, at his coming?

  • 1 Thess 3:6
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    6 But now that Timothy has come to us from you, and has given us good news of your faith and love, and that you have happy memories of us, desiring greatly to see us, even as we do to see you;

  • 1 Cor 16:3
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    3 And when I come, I will send the men of your selection with letters to take the money you have got together to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Pet 1:15
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    15 And I will take every care so that you may have a clear memory of these things after my death.

  • 1 Tim 3:14
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    14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;

  • Rom 15:15
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    15 But I have, in some measure, less fear in writing to you to put these things before you again, because of the grace which was given to me by God,

  • Eph 1:15
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    15 For this cause I, having had news of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and which you make clear to all the saints,

  • 2 Cor 8:5
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    5 And going even farther than our hope, they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us after the purpose of God.

  • Phil 2:19
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    19 But I am hoping in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you before long, so that I may be comforted when I have news of you.

  • 2 Cor 10:15
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    15 Not taking credit to ourselves for what is not our business, that is, for the work of others; but having hope that, with the growth of your faith, we may get the credit for an increase which is the effect of our work,

  • 2 Cor 7:7
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    7 And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

  • Phil 1:14
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    14 And most of the brothers in the Lord, taking heart because of my chains, are all the stronger to give the word of God without fear.

  • 2 Thess 2:1
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    1 Now as to the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, and our meeting with him, it is our desire, my brothers,

  • Phlm 1:15
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    15 For it is possible that for this reason he was parted from you for a time, so that you might have him for ever;

  • Phil 1:5
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    5 Because of your help in giving the good news from the first day till now;