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2 Corinthians 2:1

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So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

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The disciples, as each one was able, decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea.

This brought Paul and Barnabas into sharp dispute and debate with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

Barnabas wanted to take John, also called Mark, with them,

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

What do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod of discipline, or shall I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

For my part, even though I am not physically present, I am with you in spirit. As one who is present with you in this way, I have already passed judgment in the name of our Lord Jesus on the one who has been doing this.

I call God as my witness—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.




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