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2 Corinthians 1:23 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 1 · verse 23
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.2 Corinthians 1:23 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 1:23 in context
21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
23Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
24Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- Moreoverdebut, moreover, and, etcG1161 →
- CorinthkorinthosCorinth = " satiated" , an ancient and famous city of Greece, on the Isthmus of…G2882 →
- recordmartysa witness, in a legal sense, an historical sense, one who is a spectator of anything…G3144 →
- sparepheidomaito spare, to abstainG5339 →
- callepikaleōto put a name upon, to surname, to permit one's self to be surnamed, to be named after…G1941 →
- soulpsychēbreath, the breath of life, the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in…G5590 →
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The apostle here vindicates himself from the imputation of levity and inconstancy, in that he did not hold his purpose of coming to them at Corinth. His adversaries there sought all occasions to blemish his character, and reflect upon his conduct;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-24