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2 Corinthians 1:15 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; "
2 Corinthians 1:15
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For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;
As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.
When I ➔ therefore was ➔ thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
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2 Corinthians 1:1
"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:"
2 Corinthians 1:2
"Grace be to you and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ."
2 Corinthians 1:3
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort;"
2 Corinthians 1:3
"Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;"
2 Corinthians 1:4
"Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ➔ ourselves are comforted of God."
2 Corinthians 1:4
"Who gives us comfort in all our troubles, so that we may be able to give comfort to others who are in trouble, through the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."
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