2 Corinthians 1:23

Why Paul Postponed His Visit

1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, 1  that to spare 2  you I did not come again to Corinth. 3 

2 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 For indeed, what had been glorious now 4  has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it. 5 

1 tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

2 tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

3 sn Paul had promised to come again to visit (see 2 Cor 1:15, 24) but explains here why he had changed his plans.

4 tn Grk “in this case.”

5 tn The words “of what replaced it” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning.