2 Corinthians 1 23
I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you.
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NCV 2 Corinthians 1:23I tell you this, and I ask God to be my witness that this is true: The reason I did not come back to Corinth was to keep you from being punished or hurt.
LSV 2 Corinthians 1:23And I call on God for a witness on my soul, that sparing you, I did not come to Corinth yet;
WEB 2 Corinthians 1:23But I call God for a witness to my soul, that to spare you, I didn’t come to Corinth.