2 Corinthians 1:17

New Century Version

Do you think that I made these plans without really meaning it? Or maybe you think I make plans as the world does, so that I say yes, yes and at the same time no, no.

Cross References

Jeremiah 23:32

I am against the prophets who prophesy false dreams,” says the Lord. “They mislead my people with their lies and false teachings! I did not send them or command them to do anything for me. They can’t help the people of Judah at all,” says the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:4

Its prophets are proud; they are people who cannot be trusted. Its priests don’t respect holy things; they break God’s teachings.

Matthew 1:19

Because Mary’s husband, Joseph, was a good man, he did not want to disgrace her in public, so he planned to divorce her secretly.

Matthew 5:37

Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.

John 8:15

You judge by human standards. I am not judging anyone.

2 Corinthians 1:12

This is what we are proud of, and I can say it with a clear conscience: In everything we have done in the world, and especially with you, we have had an honest and sincere heart from God. We did this by God’s grace, not by the kind of wisdom the world has.

2 Corinthians 11:18

Many people are bragging about their lives in the world. So I will brag too.

Galatians 1:16

and showed his son to me so that I might tell the Good News about him to those who are not Jewish. When God called me, I did not get advice or help from any person.

Galatians 2:2

I went because God showed me I should go. I met with the believers there, and in private I told their leaders the Good News that I preach to the non-Jewish people. I did not want my past work and the work I am now doing to be wasted.

1 Thessalonians 2:18

We wanted to come to you. I, Paul, tried to come more than once, but Satan stopped us.

James 5:12

My brothers and sisters, above all, do not use an oath when you make a promise. Don’t use the name of heaven, earth, or anything else to prove what you say. When you mean yes, say only yes, and when you mean no, say only no so you will not be judged guilty.

Judges 9:4

So the leaders of Shechem gave Abimelech about one and three-quarter pounds of silver from the temple of the god Baal-Berith. Abimelech used the silver to hire some worthless, reckless men, who followed him wherever he went.