2 Corinthians 1:15
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
KJV
Καὶ ταύτῃ τῇ πεποιθήσει ἐβουλόμην πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν, ἵνα δευτέραν χάριν σχῆτε,
Greek NT
Et hac confidentia volui prius venire ad vos, ut secundam gratiam haberetis :
Vulgate
And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;
ASV
And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
βούλομαι
boulomai
verb · 36×
δεύτερος
deuteros
adjective · 42×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πεποίθησις
pepoithesis
noun · 6×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πρότερον
proteron
adjective · 10×
χάρις
charis
noun · 155×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
Textual variants
3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν | WH/Treg/NIV: πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν | RP: ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὸ πρότερον
- πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν — SBLGNT
- πρότερον πρὸς ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς τὸ πρότερον — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: χάριν | Treg/NIV/RP: χάριν | WH: χαρὰν
- χάριν — SBLGNT
- χάριν — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- χαρὰν — Westcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: σχῆτε | WH/Treg/NIV: σχῆτε | RP: ἔχῆτε
- σχῆτε — SBLGNT
- σχῆτε — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ἔχῆτε — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Cor 4:19 — But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
- 1Cor 16:7 — For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.
- 1Thess 3:10 — Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?
- 2Cor 12:14 — Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the chil
- Job 17:11 — My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
- Phil 1:6 — Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
- Rom 1:11 — For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
- Rom 15:29 — And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.