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

我呼吁神给我的心作见证，我没有往哥林多去是为要宽容你们。

我指着我的性命求告上帝作证，我没有再往哥林多去是为了要宽容你们。

我指着我的性命求告神作证，我没有再往哥林多去是为了要宽容你们。

我求上帝为我作证：我没有去哥林多，是为了宽容你们。

我呼求神给我作证，我没有再到哥林多来，是要宽容你们。

我求告神为我的灵魂见证：我没有再往哥林多去，是因为顾惜你们。

我呼籲神給我的心作見證，我沒有往哥林多去是為要寬容你們。

我指着我的性命求告上帝作證，我沒有再往哥林多去是為了要寬容你們。

我指着我的性命求告神作證，我沒有再往哥林多去是為了要寬容你們。

我求上帝為我作證：我沒有去哥林多，是為了寬容你們。

我呼求神給我作證，我沒有再到哥林多來，是要寬容你們。

我指着我的性命呼求上帝作證，我沒有再往哥林多去、是顧惜你們。

我求告神為我的靈魂見證：我沒有再往哥林多去，是因為顧惜你們。

我籲上帝以我心作證、我不適哥林多者、寬容爾也、

我籲上帝鑒吾心、為不爾責、故不至哥林多、

我不復至哥林多、惟因寛容爾曹、我籲天主為我心作證、

吾呼天主為證、吾之所以未來格林多者、乃為爾等着想、不欲予爾等以難堪耳。

I call God as my witness— and I stake my life on it— that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

I call God to be my witness. May he take my life if I’m lying. I wanted to spare you, so I didn’t return to Corinth.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

But I call God for a witness to my soul, that I didn’t come to Corinth to spare you.

God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in telling the good news about his Son— that I constantly mention you,

I declare in the sight of God: I am not lying in what I write to you.

What do you want? Should I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?

I gave a warning when I was present the second time, and now I give a warning while I am absent to those who sinned before and to all the rest: If I come again, I will not be lenient,

This is why I am writing these things while absent, so that when I am there I may not have to deal harshly with you, in keeping with the authority the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

For we never used flattering speech, as you know, or had greedy motives— God is our witness—

And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.Look at what is obvious. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, let him remind himself of this: Just as he belongs to Christ, so do we.For if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be put to shame.I don’t want to seem as though I am trying to terrify you with my letters.For it is said,“ His letters are weighty and powerful, but his physical presence is weak and his public speaking amounts to nothing.”Let such a person consider this: What we are in our letters, when we are absent, we will also be in our actions when we are present.

Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows I do!

For God is my witness, how deeply I miss all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

For I fear that perhaps when I come I will not find you to be what I want, and you may not find me to be what you want. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambitions, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.For if I cause you pain, then who will cheer me other than the one being hurt by me?I wrote this very thing so that when I came I wouldn’t have pain from those who ought to give me joy, because I am confident about all of you that my joy will also be yours.

hand that one over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.

I beg you that when I am present I will not need to be bold with the confidence by which I plan to challenge certain people who think we are living according to the flesh.

I speak the truth in Christ— I am not lying; my conscience testifies to me through the Holy Spirit—

Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

As God is faithful, our message to you is not“ Yes and no.”