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2 Corinthians 1:23

Corinth

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

22 placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

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

24 Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.

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BSB
I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
KJV
Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
WEB
But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.
ASV
But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
DARBY
But I call God to witness upon my soul that to spare you I have not yet come to Corinth.
BLB
But I call God as witness upon my soul, that sparing you⁺ I did not yet come to Corinth.
ÅB
Men jeg kaller Gud til vitne for min sjel at det var for å skåne dere jeg enda ikke er kommet til Korint;
OTB
Men jeg kaller Gud til vitne, at det var for å spare dere at jeg ikke kom tilbake til Korint.
B1930
Men jeg kaller Gud til vidne for min sjel at det var for å skåne eder jeg ennu ikke er kommet til Korint;

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