2nd Corinthians Chapter 1 verse 15 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndCorinthians 1:15

And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;
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BBE 2ndCorinthians 1:15

And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;
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DARBY 2ndCorinthians 1:15

And with this confidence I purposed to come to you previously, that ye might have a second favour;
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KJV 2ndCorinthians 1:15

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
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WBT 2ndCorinthians 1:15


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WEB 2ndCorinthians 1:15

In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;
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YLT 2ndCorinthians 1:15

and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 15-22. - His change of purpose in visiting Corinth. Verse 15. - In this confidence. In reliance on the mutual respect and affection which exists between us. I was minded. The stress is partly on the tense: "my original desire was." When speaking of matters purely personal, St. Paul generally reverts to the first person. To come unto you before. I meant to visit you, first on my way to Macedonia, and again on my return from Macedonia, as explained in the next verse. A second benefit; rather, a second grace. There is another reading, χαρὰν, joy, and the word χάρις itself sometimes has this sense (as in Tobit 7:18), but not in the New Testament. Here, again, there is no boastfulness. St. Paul, filled as he was with the power of the Holy Spirit, was able to impart to his converts some spiritual gifts (Romans 1:11), and this was the chief reason why his visits were so eagerly desired, and why his change of plan had caused such bitter disappointment to the Corinthians. The importance of the Church of Corinth, its central position, and its unsettled state made it desirable that he should give them as much as possible of his personal supervision.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(15) And in this confidence.--What has been said hitherto paves the way for the explanation of his apparent change of purpose which he is anxious to give, though he will not formally plead at the bar of the tribunal of those who accused or suspected him. It was because he trusted that they would judge him rightly that he had done that which had led some to judge him wrongly. His plan had been at first to go straight by sea from Ephesus to Corinth, then to pass on to Macedonia, thence to return to Corinth, and thence set sail for Jerusalem. When he wrote 1Corinthians 16:5-6, he had already modified his plan by deciding to go to Macedonia first. His original scheme had shown his wish to see as much of the Corinthians as possible. They were to have two visits ("a second favour"), and not one only. Had he shown less regard, he asks, in the change with which he had been taunted?