So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

我自己定了主意再到你们那里去，必须大家没有忧愁。

我自己定了主意，下次不再带着悲伤到你们那里去。

我自己定了主意，下次不再带着悲伤到你们那里去。

我已经决定了，下次到你们那里时不再使大家忧伤。

我自己决定了，到你们那里去的时候，不再是忧愁的。

所以，我自己这样决定：不再带着忧伤到你们那里去。

我自己定了主意再到你們那裏去，必須大家沒有憂愁。

我自己定了主意，下次不再帶着悲傷到你們那裏去。

我自己定了主意，下次不再帶着悲傷到你們那裏去。

我已經決定了，下次到你們那裡時不再使大家憂傷。

我自己決定了，到你們那裡去的時候，不再是憂愁的。

但是為了我自己呢、我已經決定、不要再讓你們憂愁而到你們那裏去。

所以，我自己這樣決定：不再帶著憂傷到你們那裡去。

我意已決、不復以憂就爾、

吾欲再至爾所、不令爾我懷憂、意已決矣、

我已決意再至爾所、必復無憂、若我使爾有憂、則我所使憂者之外、誰使我樂乎、

然吾意已定、下次決不願與爾等以憂戚相見。

So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.

For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.

So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit.

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

But I decided this for my own sake, that I would not come to you in sorrow again.

But I determined this within myself, that I would not come again to you in sorrow.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

So I made up my own mind not to pay you another painful visit.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.

I call God to be my witness. May he take my life if I’m lying. I wanted to spare you, so I didn’t return to Corinth.

Which do you want? Should I come to you to correct and punish you? Or should I come in love and with a gentle spirit?

That’s why I write these things before I come to you. Then when I do come, I won’t have to be hard on you when I use my authority. The Lord gave me the authority to build you up. He didn’t give it to me to tear you down.

I’m afraid that when I come I won’t find you as I want you to be. I’m afraid that you won’t find me as you want me to be. I’m afraid there will be arguing, jealousy and fits of anger. I’m afraid each of you will focus only on getting ahead. Then you will tell lies about each other. You will talk about each other. I’m afraid you will be proud and cause trouble.I’m afraid that when I come again my God will put me to shame in front of you. Then I will be sad about many who sinned earlier and have not turned away from it. They have not turned away from uncleanness, sexual sins and wild living. They have done all those things.

Because I was sure of this, I wanted to visit you first. Here is how I thought you would be helped twice.I planned to visit you on my way to Macedonia. I would have come back to you from there. Then you would have sent me on my way to Judea.When I planned all this, was I ready to change my mind for no good reason? No. I don’t make my plans the way the world makes theirs. In the same breath the world says both,“ Yes! Yes!” and“ No! No!”

The believers decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. All of them helped as much as they could.

I will send Artemas or Tychicus to you. Then do your best to come to me at Nicopolis. I’ve decided to spend the winter there.

Even though I am not right there with you, I am with you in spirit. And because I am with you in spirit, I have already judged the man doing this. I have judged him in the name of our Lord Jesus.

But Paul and Barnabas didn’t agree with this. They argued strongly with them. So Paul and Barnabas were appointed to go up to Jerusalem. Some other believers were chosen to go with them. They were told to ask the apostles and elders about this question.

My goal while I was with you was to talk about only one thing. And that was Jesus Christ and his death on the cross.

I was very troubled when I wrote to you. My heart was sad. My eyes were full of tears. I didn’t want to make you sad. I wanted to let you know that I love you very deeply.

When we came to Macedonia, we weren’t able to rest. We were attacked no matter where we went. We had battles on the outside and fears on the inside.But God comforts those who are sad. He comforted us when Titus came.We were comforted not only when he came but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us how much you longed for me. He told us about your deep sadness and concern for me. That made my joy greater than ever.Even if my letter made you sad, I’m not sorry I sent it. At first I was sorry. I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while.

Barnabas wanted to take John Mark with them.