2 Corinthians
King James Version (KJV)
2 Corinthians 1:18
“But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Corinthians 1:18 Context
15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; 16And 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. 17When 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? 18But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay. 19For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 20For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 21Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
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Other Translations
But as God is true, our word toward you, was not yea and nay.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.
- Basic English Bible
Now God [is] faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.
- Darby Bible
But as God is true, our word towards you was not yea and nay.
- Webster's Bible
As certainly as God is faithful, our language to you is not now "Yes" and now "No."
- Weymouth Bible
But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not "Yes and no."
- World English Bible
But God is trewe, for oure word that was at you is and is not, is not ther ynne, but is is in it.
- Wycliffe Bible
and God [is] faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,
- Youngs Literal Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yes and no.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.
- American Standard Version (1901)
As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.
- Basic English Bible
Now God [is] faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.
- Darby Bible
But as God is true, our word towards you was not yea and nay.
- Webster's Bible
As certainly as God is faithful, our language to you is not now "Yes" and now "No."
- Weymouth Bible
But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not "Yes and no."
- World English Bible
But God is trewe, for oure word that was at you is and is not, is not ther ynne, but is is in it.
- Wycliffe Bible
and God [is] faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 2 Corinthians 1:18
1:18 Our word to you - The whole tenor of our doctrine. Hath not been yea and nay - Wavering and uncertain.
People's Bible Notes for 2 Corinthians 1:18
2Co 1:18 Our word toward you was not yea and nay. That is, ambiguous and unreliable.