2 Corinthians 2:1

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

Literal

For I decided this within myself, not to come to you again in grief.

Latin

Statui autem hoc ipsum apud me, ne iterum in tristitia venirem ad vos.

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

2 Corinthians 2:1

Paul's earlier visit was very painful and caused him great distress. This visit is not recorded in Acts. It likely happened during Paul's three-year ministry in Ephesus (see Acts 19:8–22). During that visit, Paul strongly criticized the church (2 Corinthians 1:23) and an unnamed man insulted him (2:5–11).

2 Corinthians 1:23–2:2

God as my witness: This mild oath shows he is telling the truth (see 1 Samuel 12:5; 20:12; Job 16:19; compare Ruth 1:17; 1 Samuel 14:44; 2 Samuel 3:35; 1 Kings 2:23; Jeremiah 42:5). Paul changed his travel plans to avoid giving them a severe rebuke (2 Corinthians 1:23) and to prevent another painful visit (2:1).

2 Corinthians 1:15–2:2

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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Paul (Saul)

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For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.

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