2 Corinthians 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?”
2 Corinthians 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Corinthians 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Corinthians 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When I therefore planned this, did I show fickleness? Or the things that I plan, do I plan according to the flesh, that with me there should be the “Yes, yes” and the “No, no?””
2 Corinthians 1:17 — World English Bible
2 Corinthians 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay? ”
2 Corinthians 1:17 — American Standard Version
2 Corinthians 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?”
2 Corinthians 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Corinthians 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Having therefore this purpose, did I then use lightness? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to flesh, that there should be with me yea yea, and nay nay? ”
2 Corinthians 1:17 — Darby Translation
2 Corinthians 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“When I therefore was thus minded, did I vse lightnesse? or minde I those thinges which I minde, according to the flesh, that with me should be, Yea, yea, and Nay, nay?”
2 Corinthians 1:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Corinthians 1:17 in Context — 2 Corinthians 1
15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judea.
17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?
18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
19 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.
What Does 2 Corinthians 1:17 Mean?
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