2 Corinthians 1:15

2 Corinthians 1:15

13 For we are not writing any other things to you than what you read or understand. Now I trust you will understand, even to the end

14 (as also you have understood us in part), ^athat we are your boast as ^byou also are ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.

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15 And in this confidence ^aI intended to come to you before, that you might have ^ba second benefit—

16 to pass by way of you to Macedonia, ^ato come again from Macedonia to you, and be helped by you on my way to Judea.

17 Therefore, when I was planning this, did I do it lightly? Or the things I plan, do I plan ^aaccording to the flesh, that with me there should be Yes, Yes, and No, No?

18 But as God is ^afaithful, our word to you was not Yes and No.

19 For ^athe Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, ^bSilvanus, and ^cTimothy—was not Yes and No, ^dbut in Him was Yes.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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Confidence (pepoiqhsei). This late word (LXX Philo, Josephus) is condemned by the Atticists, but Paul uses it a half dozen times (II Corinthians 3:4 also).

I was minded to come (eboulomhn elqein). Imperfect, I was wishing to come, picturing his former state of mind.

Before unto you (proteron prov umav). This was his former plan (proteron) while in Ephesus to go to Achaia directly from Ephesus. This he confesses in verse II Corinthians 1:16 "and by you to pass into Macedonia."

That ye might have a second benefit (ina deuteran xarin sxhte). Or second "joy" if we accept xaran with Westcott and Hort. This would be a real second blessing (or joy) if they should have two visits from Paul.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 2 Corinthians 1:15:**

Acts 19:21
2 Corinthians 2:1
2 Corinthians 12:14
2 Corinthians 13:2
Ephesians 3:12
Philippians 3:4

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