2 Corinthians 1:23

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Why Paul Postponed His Visit Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 4:21 : 21 What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?
  • Rom 1:9 : 9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you
  • Gal 1:20 : 20 I assure you that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you!
  • 2 Cor 13:2 : 2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,
  • 2 Cor 13:10 : 10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive I may not have to deal harshly with you by using my authority– the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!
  • Rom 9:1 : 1 Israel’s Rejection Considered I am telling the truth in Christ(I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit–
  • Phil 1:8 : 8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–
  • 1 Tim 1:20 : 20 Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
  • 1 Cor 5:5 : 5 hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
  • 2 Cor 1:18 : 18 But as God is faithful, our message to you is not“Yes” and“No.”
  • 2 Cor 2:1-3 : 1 So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit. 2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad but the one I caused to be sad? 3 And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.
  • 2 Cor 10:2 : 2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.
  • 2 Cor 10:6-9 : 6 We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. 7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we. 8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. 9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters, 10 because some say,“His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak and his speech is of no account.” 11 Let such a person consider this: What we say by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.
  • 2 Cor 11:11 : 11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
  • 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.
  • 2 Cor 12:20 : 20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me not what you wish. I am afraid that somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

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    9For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness that I continually remember you

    10and I always ask in my prayers, if perhaps now at last I may succeed in visiting you according to the will of God.

    11For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

  • 1 Cor 2:1-2
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    1When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come with superior eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed the testimony of God.

    2For I decided to be concerned about nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

  • Rom 9:1
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    1Israel’s Rejection Considered I am telling the truth in Christ(I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit–

  • Phil 1:8
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    8For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

  • 2 Cor 1:24
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    24I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm.

  • 2 Cor 1:15-16
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    15And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,

    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.

  • 2 Cor 2:1
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    1So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

  • Rom 1:13
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    13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I often intended to come to you(and was prevented until now), so that I may have some fruit even among you, just as I already have among the rest of the Gentiles.

  • 2 Cor 1:12-13
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    12Paul Defends His Changed Plans For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God– not by human wisdom but by the grace of God– we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

    13For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

  • Gal 1:20
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    20I assure you that, before God, I am not lying about what I am writing to you!

  • 2 Cor 9:3-4
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    3But I am sending these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready just as I kept telling them.

    4For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated(not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you.

  • 2 Cor 13:2
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    2I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone,

  • 1 Thess 2:5
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    5For we never appeared with flattering speech, as you know, nor with a pretext for greed– God is our witness–

  • Phlm 1:8
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    8Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,

  • 1 Thess 2:9-10
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    9For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

    10You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.

  • 2 Cor 11:9-10
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    9When I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

    10As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be stopped in the regions of Achaia.

  • Acts 20:23
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    23except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

  • 2 Cor 1:22
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    22who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment.

  • 2 Cor 2:3
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    3And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

  • 1 Cor 1:15
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    15so that no one can say that you were baptized in my name!

  • 2 Cor 12:13
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    13For how were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

  • 1 Thess 3:1
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    1So when we could bear it no longer, we decided to stay on in Athens alone.

  • 2 Cor 7:3
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    3I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you.

  • 3 John 1:13
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    13Conclusion I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write to you with pen and ink.

  • 1 Thess 1:5
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    5in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction(surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

  • 1 Cor 1:17
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    17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel– and not with clever speech, so that the cross of Christ would not become useless.

  • Acts 20:26
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    26Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

  • 2 Cor 10:1-2
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    1Paul’s Authority from the Lord Now I, Paul, appeal to you personally by the meekness and gentleness of Christ(I who am meek when present among you, but am full of courage toward you when away!)–

    2now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that(I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving according to human standards.

  • 2 Cor 9:1
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    1Preparing the Gift For it is not necessary for me to write you about this service to the saints,

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    1¶ Salutation From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia.

  • 2 Cor 12:1
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    1Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh It is necessary to go on boasting. Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

  • 2 Cor 11:1
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    1Paul and His Opponents I wish that you would be patient with me in a little foolishness, but indeed you are being patient with me!

  • Rom 15:22-23
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    22Paul’s Intention of Visiting the Romans This is the reason I was often hindered from coming to you.

    23But now there is nothing more to keep me in these regions, and I have for many years desired to come to you

  • 2 John 1:12
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    12Conclusion Though I have many other things to write to you, I do not want to do so with paper and ink, but I hope to come visit you and speak face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

  • 1 Cor 9:15
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    15But I have not used any of these rights. And I am not writing these things so that something will be done for me. In fact, it would be better for me to die than– no one will deprive me of my reason for boasting!

  • Rom 15:15
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    15But I have written more boldly to you on some points so as to remind you, because of the grace given to me by God

  • 2 Cor 12:21
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    21I am afraid that when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

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    5For I consider myself not at all inferior to those“super-apostles.”

  • 2 Cor 7:12
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    12So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

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    18For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,