23I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
Focused Passage
2 Corinthians 1:23
The God of All Comfort and Apostolic Integrity
Paul blesses God for comfort in affliction, explains how suffering taught him reliance on the God who raises the dead, defends his sincerity, and grounds his pastoral integrity in God's unfailing Yes in Christ.
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Verse 23
Cross-references
Galatians 1:20Classic cross-references1 Corinthians 4:21Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 13:2Classic cross-references2 Corinthians 13:10Classic cross-referencesRomans 1:9Classic cross-referencesGalatians 6:1-2OliveGrove study linksHebrews 12:5-11OliveGrove study linksJohn 15:11OliveGrove study links
Original words
-δὲG1161ConjunctionIἘγὼG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularcallἐπικαλοῦμαιG1941Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸνG2316Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularasἐπὶG1909PrepositionmyἐμὴνG1699Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular. . .τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .ψυχήνG5590Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwitnessμάρτυραG3144Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularthat [it was in order]ὅτιG3754Conjunctionto spareφειδόμενοςG5339Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularyouὑμῶνG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural[that] I did not returnἦλθονG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular. . .οὐκέτιG3765AdverbtoεἰςG1519PrepositionCorinthΚόρινθονG2882Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular