"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 towar…" — 2 Corinthians 1:16

2 Corinthians 1:16 · KJV

“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 Judaea.”

— 2 Corinthians 1:16

Verse 15

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; {benefit: or, grace}

Verse 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?

2 Corinthians 1 — Context

As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also {are} ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; {benefit: or, grace}

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 Judaea.

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?

But {as} God {is} true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. {word: or, preaching}

Cross References

1 Corinthians 16:5-7

Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

Acts 21:5

And when we had accomplished those days, we departed and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till {we were} out of the city: and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.

Acts 19:21-22

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.