2 Corinthians 1:1,23
2 Corinthians 1:1 King James Version (KJV)
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia
2 Corinthians 1:23 King James Version (KJV)
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God that is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in the whole of Achaia
2 Corinthians 1:23 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:1-2 The Message (MSG)
I, Paul, have been sent on a special mission by the Messiah, Jesus, planned by God himself. I write this to God’s congregation in Corinth, and to believers all over Achaia province. May all the gifts and benefits that come from God our Father and the Master, Jesus Christ, be yours! Timothy, someone you know and trust, joins me in this greeting.
2 Corinthians 1:23 The Message (MSG)
Now, are you ready for the real reason I didn’t visit you in Corinth? As God is my witness, the only reason I didn’t come was to spare you pain. I was being considerate of you, not indifferent, not manipulative.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, T o the church of God which is at Corinth with all the saints who are throughout Achaia
2 Corinthians 1:23 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New Century Version (NCV)
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. Also from Timothy our brother in Christ. To the church of God in Corinth, and to all of God’s people everywhere in Southern Greece
2 Corinthians 1:23 New Century Version (NCV)
I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was to keep you from being punished or hurt.
2 Corinthians 1:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia
2 Corinthians 1:23 American Standard Version (ASV)
But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New International Version (NIV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God in Corinth, together with all his holy people throughout Achaia
2 Corinthians 1:23 New International Version (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.
2 Corinthians 1:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, To the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia
II Corinthians 1:23 New King James Version (NKJV)
Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 1:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah) by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, T o the church of God which is at Corinth, and to all the saints (God’s people) throughout Achaia (southern Greece)
2 Corinthians 1:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth
2 Corinthians 1:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
This letter is from Paul, chosen by the will of God to be an apostle of Christ Jesus, and from our brother Timothy. I am writing to God’s church in Corinth and to all of his holy people throughout Greece.
2 Corinthians 1:23 New Living Translation (NLT)
Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn’t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.
2 Corinthians 1:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
From Paul to God’s called ones, his church in Corinth. I have been chosen by Jesus Christ to be his apostle according to God’s perfect plan. Our brother Timothy joins me in writing to you and all the holy believers throughout the Roman province of Achaia.
2 Corinthians 1:23 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Now, I call upon this faithful God as a witness against me if I’m not telling you the absolute truth. It was because I hold you in my heart that I decided not to return to Corinth, in order to spare you the humiliation of my rebuke.