2 Corinthians 1:23

Why Paul Postponed His Visit

1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, 1  that to spare 2  you I did not come again to Corinth. 3 

2 Corinthians 6:13

6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my 4  children – open wide your hearts to us 5  also.

2 Corinthians 10:9

10:9 I do not want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters,

2 Corinthians 11:28

11:28 Apart from other things, 6  there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern 7  for all the churches.

1 tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

2 tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

3 sn Paul had promised to come again to visit (see 2 Cor 1:15, 24) but explains here why he had changed his plans.

map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

4 tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

5 tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

6 sn Apart from other things. Paul refers here either (1) to the external sufferings just mentioned, or (2) he refers to other things he has left unmentioned.

7 tn “Anxious concern,” so translated in L&N 25.224.