2 Corinthians 2:1 — Compare All Translations

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

And I decided this to myself, not again to come in sorrow unto you,

English ASV

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.

English Amplified

BUT I definitely made up my mind not to grieve you with another painful and distressing visit.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

BUT I definitely made up my mind not to grieve you with another painful and distressing visit.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

But I have judged this with myself, not to come back to you in grief.

English EASY 2024

Because of that, I decided not to visit you again at that time. I did not want to make you sad.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So I decided that my next visit to you would not be another visit to make you sad.

For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So I made up my mind not to come to you again to make you sad.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I decided not to visit you again while I was distressed.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

In fact, I made up my mind about this: not to come to you on another painful visit.

English KJV 1611

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

English LSB

But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

But I determined this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.

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

For I decided not to come to you again in painful circumstances.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

English NIV

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

English NKJ 1982

But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.

English NLT

So I said to myself, "No, I won't do it. I won't make them unhappy with another painful visit."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So until these issues were settled, I decided against paying you another painful visit.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For I made up my mind not to make you another painful visit.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“No,“ I said to myself, “I won't do it. I'll not make them unhappy with another painful visit.“

English Tyndale 1537

But I determined this in myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

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