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2 Corinthians 1:23

James Moffatt - New Testament

I call God to witness against my soul, it was to spare you that I refrained from revisiting Corinth.

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(I am writing you the sheer truth, I swear it before God!)

Which is it to be? Am I to come to you with a rod of discipline or with love and a spirit of gentleness?

I am writing thus to you in absence, so that when I do come I may not have to deal sharply with you; I have the Lord's authority for that, but he gave it to me for building you up, not for demolishing you.

I warned you already, on my second visit, and I warn you now before I come, both you who sinned some time ago and the rest of you as well, that I will spare no one if I come back.

God is my witness, the God whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I always mention you in my prayers,

(God is my witness that I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself!)

For I am afraid I may perhaps come and find you are not what I could wish, while you may find I am not what you could wish; I am afraid of finding quarrels, jealousy, temper, rivalry, slanders, gossiping, arrogance, and disorder —

including Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have made over to Satan. That will teach them to stop their blasphemous ongoings!

We never resorted to flattery (you know that), nor to any pretext for self-seeking (God is witness to that);

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, He who is blessed for ever, He knows I am telling the truth!

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do.

I beg of you that when I do come I may not have to speak out and be peremptory; but my mind is made up to tackle certain people who have made up their minds that I move on the low level of the flesh.

By the good faith of God, my word to you was not 'yes and no';

I have consigned that individual to Satan for the destruction of his flesh, in order that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord Jesus.

I am telling the truth in Christ — it is no lie, my conscience bears me out in the holy Spirit

After this Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

But Crispus the president of the synagogue believed in the Lord, as did all his household, and many of the Corinthians listened, believed, and were baptized.

PAUL an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and brother Timotheus, to the church of God at Corinth as well as to all the saints throughout the whole of Achaia:

with innocence, insight, patience, kindness, the holy Spirit, unaffected love,

By the truth of Christ within me, I am going to make this my pride and boast unchecked throughout the regions of Achaia!




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