1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, 1 that to spare 2 you I did not come again to Corinth. 3 1:24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm. 4
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 Or “because you stand firm in the faith.”