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2 Corinthians 1:23

Bible in Basic English 1965

But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.

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After these things, he went away from Athens, and came to Corinth.

And Crispus, the ruler of the Synagogue, with all his family, had faith in the Lord; and a great number of the people of Corinth, hearing the word, had faith and were given baptism.

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

I say what is true in Christ, and not what is false, my mind giving witness with me in the Holy Spirit,

What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?

That this man is to be handed over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may have forgiveness in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ by the purpose of God, and Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is in Corinth, with all the saints who are in all Achaia:

As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.

Yes, I make my request to you, so that when I am with you I may not have to make use of the authority which may be needed against some to whom we seem to be walking after the flesh.

As the true word of Christ is in me, I will let no man take from me this my cause of pride in the country of Achaia.

Why? because I have no love for you? let God be judge.

The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be praise for ever, is witness that the things which I say are true.

For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;

For this cause I am writing these things while I am away, so that there may be need for me, when I am present, to make use of sharp measures, by the authority which the Lord has given me for building up and not for destruction.

I said before, and still say it before I come, as being present for the second time, though I am still away from you, to those who have done wrong before, and to all the others, that if I come again I will not have pity;

In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,

Now God is witness that the things which I am writing to you are true.

For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

For it is common knowledge among you that we never made use of smooth-sounding false words, and God is witness that at no time were we secretly desiring profit for ourselves,

Such are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have given up to Satan, so that they may say no more evil words against God.




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