Translations
Modern
Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
Traditional
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
Literal
And with this confidence I was purposing to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace,
Latin
Et hac confidentia volui prius venire ad vos, ut secundam gratiam haberetis:
Original
Greek
English
Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
Notes
Paul had changed his travel plan. In 1 Corinthians 16:5, he hoped to visit Corinth after going through Macedonia. He had promised to visit Corinth earlier (perhaps in his “severe letter,” 2 Corinthians 7:8) on his way north. Now, he had to return to the original plan, and the earlier visit, which would have brought a double blessing, would not happen after all.
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