2 Corinthians 1:23

In 9 translations

BSB

I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

KJV

Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

WEB

But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.

ASV

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.

LSV

And I call on God for a witness on my soul, that sparing you, I did not come to Corinth yet;

YLT

And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;

DBY

But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.Elohim

DRC

But I call God to witness upon my soul, that to spare you, I came not any more to Corinth:

GNV

Nowe, I call God for a recorde vnto my soule, that to spare you, I came not as yet vnto Corinthus.

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SBLGNT

Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον.

RP2018

Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον.

TR-Boyd

Ἐγὼ δὲ μάρτυρα τὸν Θεὸν ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴν ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον.

SCR1894

εγω δε μαρτυρα τον θεον επικαλουμαι επι την εμην ψυχην οτι φειδομενος υμων ουκετι ηλθον εις κορινθον

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• Galatians 1:20I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.
• 1 Corinthians 4:21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
• Romans 1:9God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
• 2 Corinthians 13:2I already warned you the second time I was with you. So now in my absence I warn those who sinned earlier and everyone else: If I return, I will not spare anyone,
• 2 Corinthians 13:10This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
• 2 Corinthians 10:6–11And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete. You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that…
• Philippians 1:8God is my witness how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
• 2 Corinthians 11:31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
• 2 Corinthians 11:11Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
• 1 Corinthians 5:5hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 1:20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
• 2 Corinthians 2:1–3So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved? I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who…
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness!
• 2 Corinthians 1:18But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:2I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.

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