2 Corinthians 1:3,23
2 Corinthians 1:3 New International Version (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 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 1:3-5 The Message (MSG)
All praise to the God and Father of our Master, Jesus the Messiah! Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. We have plenty of hard times that come from following the Messiah, but no more so than the good times of his healing comfort—we get a full measure of that, too.
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 1:3 King James Version (KJV)
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort
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 1:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort
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 1:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is the Father who is full of mercy and all comfort.
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 1:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort
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 1:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort
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 1:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Blessed [gratefully praised and adored] be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort
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 1:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.
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 1:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
All praises belong to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he is the Father of tender mercy and the God of endless comfort.
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.
2 Corinthians 1:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort
