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2 Corinthians 1:23

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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 2:2

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2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad 4  but the one I caused to be sad?

2 Corinthians 12:15-16

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12:15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! 5  If I love you more, am I to be loved less? 12:16 But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!
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[1:23]  1 tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

[1:23]  2 tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

[1:23]  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.

[2:2]  4 tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

[12:15]  7 tn Grk “souls.”



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