2 Corinthians 1:23

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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 that I did not want to punish or hurt you.

Cross References

Galatians 1:20

God knows there is nothing untrue in any of this.

1 Corinthians 4:21

Which do you want: that I come to you with punishment, or that I come with love and gentleness?

2 Corinthians 13:10

I’m writing this before I come so that when I am there I will not have to use my authority to punish you. The Lord gave me that authority to make you stronger, not to destroy you.

2 Corinthians 13:2

When I was with you the second time, I gave a warning to those who had sinned. I am not there now, but I am giving another warning to them and to anyone else who has sinned: When I come to you again, I will punish you.

Romans 1:9

Every time I pray, I always remember you. God knows this is true. He is the one I serve with all my heart by telling people the Good News about his Son. I pray that I will be allowed to come to you. It will happen if God wants it.

Philippians 1:8

God knows that I want very much to see you. I love all of you with the love of Christ Jesus.

2 Corinthians 12:20

I do this because I am afraid that when I come, you will not be what I want you to be. And I am afraid that I will not be what you want me to be. I am afraid that I will find arguing, jealousy, anger, selfish fighting, evil talk, gossip, pride, and confusion there.

1 Timothy 1:20

Hymenaeus and Alexander are men like that. I have given them to Satan so that they will learn not to speak against God.

1 Thessalonians 2:5

You know that we never tried to influence you by saying nice things about you. We were not trying to get your money. We had no greed to hide from you. God knows that this is true.

2 Corinthians 11:31

God knows that I am not lying. He is the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, and he is to be praised forever.

2 Corinthians 11:11

And why do I not burden you? Do you think it is because I don’t love you? God knows that I love you.

2 Corinthians 10:2

They think our motives for what we do are like those of the world. I plan to be very bold against those people when I come. I hope I will not need to use that same boldness with you.

2 Corinthians 1:18

But if you can believe God, then you can believe that what we tell you is never both yes and no.

1 Corinthians 5:5

Then turn this man over to Satan. His sinful self has to be destroyed so that his spirit will be saved on the day when the Lord comes again.

Romans 9:1

I am in Christ and I am telling you the truth. I am not lying. And my conscience, ruled by the Holy Spirit, agrees that what I say now is true.

Acts 18:1

Later, Paul left Athens and went to the city of Corinth.

Acts 18:8

Crispus was the leader of that synagogue. He and all the people living in his house believed in the Lord Jesus. Many other people in Corinth also listened to Paul. They, too, believed and were baptized.

2 Corinthians 1:1

Greetings from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus. I am an apostle because that is what God wanted. Greetings also from Timothy our brother in Christ. To God’s church in Corinth and to all of God’s holy people throughout Achaia.

2 Corinthians 6:6

We show that we are God’s servants by our pure lives, by our understanding, by our patience, and by our kindness. We show it by the Holy Spirit, by genuine love,

2 Corinthians 11:10

No one there in Achaia will stop me from boasting about that. I say this with the truth of Christ in me.