2 Corinthians 1:3, 23
2 Corinthians 1:3 NIV
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort
2 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
I call God as my witness—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.