2 Corinthians 1:23 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And I for a witness on God do call upon my soul, that sparing you, I came not yet to Corinth;

English ASV

But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.

English Amplified

But I call upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth--

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But I call upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth–

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I call on God as a witness, on my life, that it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.

English EASY 2024

God will show that what I say is true! He knows my thoughts. Why did I decide not to come back to Corinth at this time? I did not come because I did not want to be angry with you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was that I did not want to punish or hurt you.

But I call God to witness against me- it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I call on God as a witness against me: it was to spare you that I did not come to Corinth.

English KJV 1611

Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

English LSB

But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Moreover I call God as a witness upon my soul, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But I call God as witness to my soul, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But I call upon God as witness, on my life, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Now I appeal to God as my witness, that to spare you I did not come again to Corinth.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I call God as my witness. I wanted to spare you. So I didn't return to Corinth.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.

English NLT

Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn't return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But I call on God as witness against me: it was to spare you that I did not come again to Corinth.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Now, I call upon this faithful God as a witness against me if I’m not telling you the absolute truth. It was because I hold you in my heart that I decided not to return to Corinth, in order to spare you the humiliation of my rebuke.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But I call God to witness against me—it was to spare you that I refrained from coming to Corinth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I call upon this God to witness against me if I am not telling the absolute truth: the reason I haven't come to visit you yet is that I don't want to sadden you with a severe rebuke.

English Tyndale 1537

I call God for a record unto my soul, that for to favor you withal, I came not any more unto Corinthum.

2 Corinthians 1:23 — Compare Translations