2 Corinthians 1 23
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.
Compare with other 3 random translations
AMP 2 Corinthians 1:23But I call upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth–
GW 2 Corinthians 1:23I appeal to God as a witness on my behalf, that I stayed away from Corinth because I wanted to spare you.
AMP 2 Corinthians 1:23But I call on God as my soul’s witness, that it was to spare you [pain and discouragement] that I did not come again to Corinth—