2 Corinthians 2:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.”
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BSBPD
“So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Corinthians 2:1 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 11:29So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.
- Acts 15:2And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.
- Acts 15:37Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark.
- 1 Corinthians 2:2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
- 1 Corinthians 4:21Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?
- 1 Corinthians 5:3Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.
- 2 Corinthians 1:15Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
- 2 Corinthians 1:23I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
- 2 Corinthians 2:4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
- 2 Corinthians 7:5For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
- 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 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.
- Titus 3:12As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.
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