Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
in this confidence I purposed to visit you before now, (that you might have again the like satisfaction)
New American Standard Bible
In this confidence I intended at first to
King James Version
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
Holman Bible
I planned with this confidence to come to you first,
International Standard Version
Because I was confident, I planned to come to you first so you might receive a double blessing.
A Conservative Version
And in this confidence I intended to come to you earlier, so that ye might have a second benefit,
American Standard Version
And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit;
Amplified
It was with this confidence that I planned at first to visit you, so that you might receive twice a token of grace;
An Understandable Version
And because of this confidence [i.e., that you people have such a favorable opinion of me], I had determined to visit you first [i.e., before going to Macedonia. See I Cor. 16:5-7], so that you could have an additional blessing. [Note: The "blessing" here would be Paul getting to minister to them both before and after visiting Macedonia].
Anderson New Testament
And in this confidence I intended to go to you before, that you might have a second benefit;
Bible in Basic English
And being certain of this, it was my purpose to come to you before, so that you might have a second grace;
Common New Testament
Because I was sure of this, I wanted to come to you first, so that you might have a double benefit.
Darby Translation
And with this confidence I purposed to come to you previously, that ye might have a second favour;
Godbey New Testament
And in this confidence I wished to come unto you sooner, that you may have a second grace;
Goodspeed New Testament
It was because I was sure of this that I wanted to come to see you before going anywhere else, to give you a double pleasure;
John Wesley New Testament
And in this confidence I was minded to come to you before, that ye might have had a second benefit, And to pass by you into Macedonia,
Julia Smith Translation
And in this confidence I wished to come to you before, that ye might have a second grace;
King James 2000
And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that you might have a second benefit;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And with this confidence, I was wanting to come to you previously, in order that you may have a second proof of my goodwill,
Modern King James verseion
And in this confidence I intended to come to you before, so that you might have a second benefit,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And in this confidence was I minded the other time to have come unto you, that ye might have had yet one pleasure more,
Moffatt New Testament
Relying on this I meant to visit you first, to let you have a double delight;
Montgomery New Testament
And in this confidence I intended to visit you, before going elsewhere, that you might have a pleasure twice over.
NET Bible
And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us,
New Heart English Bible
In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;
Noyes New Testament
And in this confidence it was my purpose to come to you before, that ye might receive a second benefit;
Sawyer New Testament
And in this confidence I wished to come to you before, that you might have a second benefit,
The Emphasized Bible
And, in this confidence, I purposed, before, to come unto you, - in order that, a second joy, ye might have, -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And in this confidence I was intending to come unto you a second time, that ye might receive a second blessing;
Twentieth Century New Testament
With this conviction in my mind, I planned to come to see you first, so that your pleasure might be doubled--
Webster
And in this confidence I purposed to come to you before, that ye might have a second benefit;
Weymouth New Testament
It was because I entertained this confidence that I intended to visit you before going elsewhere--so that you might receive a twofold proof of God's favour--
Williams New Testament
It was because of this confidence that first I planned to visit you, to give you a double delight;
World English Bible
In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit;
Worrell New Testament
And in this confidence I was purposing before to come to you, that ye might have a second favor;
Worsley New Testament
And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you first, (that ye might have a second benefit,) and to pass by you into Macedonia;
Youngs Literal Translation
and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,
Interlinear
Boulomai
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 1:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Delays His Visit To Corinth
14 as some of you have already own'd, that I am matter of joy to you, as you will be to me in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ: 15 in this confidence I purposed to visit you before now, (that you might have again the like satisfaction) 16 not to call upon you as I pass into Macedonia, but in my return from thence, to be conducted by you toward Judea.
Cross References
Romans 1:11
for I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, in order to establish you:
1 Corinthians 4:19
but if the Lord pleases, I will visit you very soon; and then I shall try, not what these boasters can say, but what they can do:
Romans 15:29
and I know that when I do come, I shall come charged with the blessings of Christ.
1 Corinthians 11:34
and if any one is press'd with hunger, let him eat at home; that ye may not otherwise meet with punishment. as for other matters, I will set them in order when I come.
2 Corinthians 6:1
Invested then with such a commission, I beseech you let not the offers of divine favour be made to you in vain.
Philippians 1:25-26
which consideration persuades me that I shall abide, and even continue some time with you all, to improve your advancement in the faith, and to promote your joy: