2 Corinthians 2:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

But I decided this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

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  • 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 Moreover, I call God as a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I did not come yet to Corinth.
  • 2 Cor 12:20-21 : 20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you wish not; lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults; 21 And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn for many who have sinned already and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
  • 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.
  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • 1 Cor 5:3 : 3 For I indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged him who has done this deed, as though I were present.
  • 2 Cor 1:15-17 : 15 And in this confidence, I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit; 16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judea. 17 When I therefore was intending this, did I act lightly? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?
  • Acts 11:29 : 29 Then the disciples, each according to his ability, determined to send relief to the brothers dwelling in Judea:
  • Acts 15:2 : 2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dispute with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and elders about this question.
  • 1 Cor 2:2 : 2 For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
  • Titus 3:12 : 12 When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there.
  • 2 Cor 2:4 : 4 For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love I have more abundantly toward you.
  • 2 Cor 7:5-8 : 5 For, when we came into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; outside were conflicts, inside were fears. 6 Nevertheless God, who comforts those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus; 7 And not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced even more. 8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though it was only for a season.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Cor 2:2-5
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    2For if I cause you sorrow, who then makes me glad, except the one whom I made sorrowful?

    3And I wrote this to you so that when I come, I would not have sorrow from those who ought to bring me joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all.

    4For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love I have more abundantly toward you.

    5But if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me, but in part, that I may not put too much burden on you all.

  • 2 Cor 7:7-9
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    7And not by his coming only, but by the comfort with which he was comforted in you, when he told us of your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced even more.

    8For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same epistle made you sorry, though it was only for a season.

    9Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that you sorrowed to repentance: for you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer damage by us in nothing.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-17
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    15And in this confidence, I intended to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit;

    16And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia to you, and by you to be brought on my way toward Judea.

    17When I therefore was intending this, did I act lightly? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be yes, yes, and no, no?

  • Phil 2:27-28
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    27For indeed he was sick nearly unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not only on him, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

    28I sent him therefore the more eagerly, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and I may be less sorrowful.

  • 2 Cor 1:23
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    23Moreover, I call God as a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I did not come yet to Corinth.

  • Rom 9:2
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    2That I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart.

  • 1 Cor 2:1-2
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    1And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellence of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

    2For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

  • 2 Cor 13:2
    72%

    2I told you before, and foretell now, as if I were present the second time; and being absent now I write to those who have sinned in the past, and to all others, that if I come again, I will not spare:

  • Rom 15:22-24
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    22For this reason, I have been much hindered from coming to you.

    23But now having no more place in these regions, and having a great desire these many years to come to you,

    24Whenever I journey to Spain, I will come to you; for I hope to see you on my journey, and to be helped on my way there by you, if first I may enjoy your company for a while.

  • Phil 1:25-26
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    25And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith;

    26That your rejoicing for me may be more abundant in Jesus Christ by my coming to you again.

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12Having many things to write to you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

  • 2 Cor 12:21
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    21And lest, when I come again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall mourn for many who have sinned already and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

  • Rom 15:32
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    32That I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.

  • 2 Cor 11:9-10
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    9And when I was with you and in need, I was a burden to no one: for what I lacked the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied. And in all things I have kept myself from being a burden to you, and so I will keep myself.

    10As the truth of Christ is in me, no one shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

  • 2 Cor 12:13-14
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    13For in what way were you inferior to other churches, except that I myself was not burdensome to you? Forgive me this wrong.

    14Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be burdensome to you, for I seek not yours, but you. For the children should not lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

  • Phlm 1:13-14
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    13Whom I wished to keep with me, so that he might minister to me in your place in my chains for the gospel:

    14But without your consent I wanted to do nothing, that your benefit should not be by compulsion, but willingly.

  • Rom 1:13
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    13Now I would not have you ignorant, brothers, that I often planned to come to you, (but was hindered until now,) that I might have some fruit among you also, just as among other Gentiles.

  • 2 Cor 2:13
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    13I had no rest in my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother; but taking my leave of them, I went from there into Macedonia.

  • 3 John 1:13
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    13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write to you:

  • 1 Thess 2:17
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    17But we, brothers, having been taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavored more eagerly to see your face with great desire.

  • 1 Cor 16:5-7
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    5Now I will come to you when I pass through Macedonia, for I am going through Macedonia.

    6Perhaps I will stay with you, or even spend the winter, so you may help me on my journey wherever I go.

    7For I do not want to see you now just in passing; I hope to stay with you a while, if the Lord permits.

  • 2 Cor 12:1
    70%

    1It is not profitable for me, doubtless, to boast. I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

  • 1 Cor 4:18
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    18Now some are puffed up as though I were not coming to you.

  • 2 Cor 10:9
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    9That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.

  • Phil 2:18
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    18For the same reason, you also should rejoice and rejoice with me.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3I speak not this to condemn you: for I have said before, that you are in our hearts to die and live with you.

  • 1 Thess 2:1
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    1For you yourselves, brothers, know our entrance to you, that it was not in vain:

  • 2 Tim 1:4
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    4Greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

  • 2 Cor 13:10
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    10Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord has given me for edification, and not for destruction.

  • Rom 1:10
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    10Making request, if by any means now at last I may have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come to you.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
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    4Lest if those of Macedonia come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say you) should be ashamed of this same confident boasting.

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1Therefore, when we could no longer endure it, we thought it best to be left alone at Athens;

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have used none of these things, nor have I written these things that it should be done so to me; for it would be better for me to die than that anyone should make my boasting void.