23 I 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 1:20 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:21 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 13:2 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 13:10 Classic cross-references Romans 1:9 Classic cross-references Galatians 6:1-2 OliveGrove study links Hebrews 12:5-11 OliveGrove study links John 15:11 OliveGrove study links
Original words
- δὲ G1161 Conjunction I Ἐγὼ G1473 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular call ἐπικαλοῦμαι G1941 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 1st Person Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular as ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition my ἐμὴν G1699 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 1st Person Singular . . . τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular . . . ψυχήν G5590 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular witness μάρτυρα G3144 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular that [it was in order] ὅτι G3754 Conjunction to spare φειδόμενος G5339 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural [that] I did not return ἦλθον G2064 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular . . . οὐκέτι G3765 Adverb to εἰς G1519 Preposition Corinth Κόρινθον G2882 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular