2 Corinthians 1 23
I call God as my witness that it was to avoid causing you pain that I chose not to come to Corinth.
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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 upon God as my soul's witness: it was to avoid hurting you that I refrained from coming to Corinth–
NKJ 2 Corinthians 1:23Moreover I call God as witness against my soul, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.