2 Corinthians 1:19

17 When I planned this, did I do it carelessly? Or do I make my plans by human standards, so as to say “Yes, yes” when I really mean “No, no”?

18 But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”

20 For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.

21 Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not “Yes” and “No,” but in Him it has always been “Yes.”
KJV
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
WEB
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not “Yes and no,” but in him is “Yes.”
ASV
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not yea and nay, but in him is yea.
DARBY
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, he who has been preached by us among you (by me and Silvanus and Timotheus), did not become yea and nay, but yea *is* in him.
BLB
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, having been proclaimed among you⁺ by us—by me and Silvanus and Timothy—was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has been “Yes” in Him.
ÅB
For Guds Sønn, Kristus Jesus, han som ble forkynt iblant dere ved oss, ved meg og Silvanus og Timoteus, han var ikke ja og nei, men ja er der blitt i ham;
OTB
For Guds Sønn, Kristus Jesus, som ble forkynt blant dere av oss—av meg og Silvanus og Timoteus—var ikke "Ja og nei," men i Ham er det blitt "Ja."
B1930
For Guds Sønn, Kristus Jesus, han som blev forkynt iblandt eder ved oss, ved mig og Silvanus og Timoteus, han var ikke ja og nei, men ja er der blitt i ham;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Hebrews 13:8

    Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

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  • Revelation 1:17

    When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

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  • 2 John 1:9

    Anyone who runs ahead without remaining in the teaching of Christ does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son.

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  • Revelation 1:8

    “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and was and is to come—the Almighty.

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  • Revelation 2:18

    To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

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  • 1 John 5:20

    And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

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  • Acts 18:5

    And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

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  • Acts 15:22

    Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,

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