But I determinedthisfor my own sake,that I would not cometo you in sorrowagain.
And in the proportionthat anyof the discipleshad means,eachof them determinedto send[a contribution] for the reliefof the brethrenlivingin Judea.
And when Pauland Barnabashadgreatdissensionand debatewith them, [the brethren] determinedthat Pauland Barnabasand someothersof them should goup to Jerusalemto the apostlesand eldersconcerningthisissue.
Barnabaswantedto takeJohn,calledMark,alongwith them also.
For I determinedto knownothingamongyou exceptJesusChrist,and Him crucified.
Whatdo you desire?Shall I cometo you with a rod,orwith loveand a spiritof gentleness?
For I, on my part,thoughabsentin bodybut presentin spirit,have alreadyjudgedhim who has socommittedthis,as thoughI were present.
But I callGodas witnessto my soul,that to spareyou I did not comeagainto Corinth.
For thisreasonI am writingthese thingswhile absent,sothat when presentI [need] not useseverity,in accordancewith the authoritywhichthe Lordgaveme for buildingup and not for tearing down.
For out of muchafflictionand anguishof heartI wroteto you with manytears;not sothat you would be made sorrowful,but that you might knowthe lovewhichI haveespeciallyfor you.
WhenI sendArtemasorTychicusto you, make every effortto cometo me at Nicopolis,for I have decidedto spend the winterthere.