2 Corinthians 1:23
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Paul’s Change of Plan. 23 (A)But I call upon God as witness, on my life, that it is to spare you that I have not yet gone to Corinth.[a]
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- 1:23–24 I have not yet gone to Corinth: some suppose that Paul received word of some affair in Corinth, which he decided to regulate by letter even before the first of his projected visits (cf. 2 Cor 1:16). Others conjecture that he did pay the first visit, was offended there (cf. 2 Cor 2:5), returned to Ephesus, and sent a letter (2 Cor 2:3–9) in place of the second visit. The expressions to spare you (2 Cor 1:23) and work together for your joy (2 Cor 1:24) introduce the major themes of the next two paragraphs, which are remarkable for insistent repetition of key words and ideas. These form two clusters of terms in the English translation: (1) cheer, rejoice, encourage, joy; (2) pain, affliction, anguish. These clusters reappear when Paul resumes treatment of this subject in 2 Cor 7:5–16.
Ephesians 1:16
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16 do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers,(A)
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Philippians 1:8
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8 For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.(A)
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1 Thessalonians 1:2
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Thanksgiving for Their Faith. 2 We give thanks to God always for all of you, remembering you in our prayers, unceasingly(A)
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1 Thessalonians 2:5
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5 Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering speech, as you know, or with a pretext for greed—God is witness—
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1 Thessalonians 2:10
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10 You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers.
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2 Timothy 1:3
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Thanksgiving. 3 (A)I am grateful to God, whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did,[a] as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day.
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- 1:3 As my ancestors did: this emphasizes the continuity of Judaism and Christianity; for a similar view, see Rom 9:3–5; Phil 3:4–6.
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