2 Corinthians 2:1 “So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.”

2 Corinthians 2:1

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

American Standard Version

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.

Geneva Bible 1599

Bvt I determined thus in my selfe, that I would not come againe to you in heauinesse.

Darby Translation

But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.

Young's Literal Translation

And I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you,

Bible in Basic English

But it was my decision for myself, not to come again to you with sorrow.

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Cross references

“I determined”

2 Corinthians 1:15–17 Acts 11:29 Acts 15:2 1 Corinthians 2:2 1 Corinthians 5:3 Titus 3:12

2 Corinthians 1:15–17 · BSB

Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.

Acts 11:29 · BSB

So the disciples, each according to his ability, decided to send relief to the brothers living in Judea.

Acts 15:2 · BSB

And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question.

1 Corinthians 2:2 · BSB

For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

1 Corinthians 5:3 · BSB

Although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did this, just as if I were present.

Titus 3:12 · BSB

As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, make every effort to come to me at Nicopolis, because I have decided to winter there.

“that”

2 Corinthians 1:23 2 Corinthians 13:10 2 Corinthians 2:4 1 Corinthians 4:21 2 Corinthians 7:5–8 2 Corinthians 12:20

2 Corinthians 1:23 · BSB

I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 13:10 · BSB

This is why I write these things while absent, so that when I am present I will not need to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.

2 Corinthians 2:4 · BSB

For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.

1 Corinthians 4:21 · BSB

Which do you prefer? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and with a gentle spirit?

2 Corinthians 7:5–8 · BSB

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

2 Corinthians 12:20 · BSB

For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

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