Verse Comparison: 2 Corinthians 1:23
American Standard Version
But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
Amplified® Bible
But I call upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth--
Contemporary English Version
God is my witness that I stayed away from Corinth, just to keep from being hard on you.
Darby English Version
But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.
Good News Bible
I call God as my witness---he knows my heart! It was in order to spare you that I decided not to go to Corinth.
International Standard Version
I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
King James Version
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
New American Standard Bible
But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
New International Version
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
New King James Version
Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.
Young's Literal Translation
And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;
