Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
But just as certainly as God is dependable, our message to you is not [both] "yes" and "no" [at the same time].
New American Standard Bible
But as
King James Version
But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
Holman Bible
As God is faithful,
International Standard Version
As certainly as God is faithful, we haven't talked to you with mixed messages like that.
A Conservative Version
But God is faithful, because our word toward you became not, yes and no.
American Standard Version
But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not yea and nay.
Amplified
But [as surely as] God is faithful and means what He says, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No” [at the same time].
Anderson New Testament
But God is true; for our preaching to you was not yes and no:
Bible in Basic English
As God is true, our word to you is not Yes and No.
Common New Testament
But as surely as God is faithful, our word to you has not been Yes and No.
Daniel Mace New Testament
God is my witness, I never prevaricated with you.
Darby Translation
Now God is faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.
Godbey New Testament
But God is faithful, that our word which is to you is not yes and no.
Goodspeed New Testament
As surely as God can be relied on, there has been no equivocation about our message to you.
John Wesley New Testament
As God is faithful, our word to you hath not been yea and nay.
Julia Smith Translation
And God faithful, for our word to you was not yea or nay.
King James 2000
But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But God [is] faithful, so that our word to you is not "yes" and "no."
Modern King James verseion
But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
God is faithful: For our preaching unto you, was not "yea" and "nay."
Moffatt New Testament
By the good faith of God, my word to you was not 'yes and no';
Montgomery New Testament
As God is faithful, my message to you is not now "Yes," now "No."
NET Bible
But as God is faithful, our message to you is not "Yes" and "No."
New Heart English Bible
But as God is faithful, our word toward you is not "Yes and no."
Noyes New Testament
But as God is faithful, our word to you is not yea and nay.
Sawyer New Testament
But as God is faithful, our word to you was not yes and no.
The Emphasized Bible
Faithful, however, is God, in that, our discourse, which was delivered unto you, is not Yea and Nay;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But as sure as God is true, our word to you was not yea and nay.
Twentieth Century New Testament
As God is true, the Message that we brought you does not waver between 'Yes' and 'No'!
Webster
But as God is true, our word towards you was not yea and nay.
Weymouth New Testament
As certainly as God is faithful, our language to you is not now "Yes" and now "No."
Williams New Testament
As certainly as God is to be trusted, my message to you has not been a "Yes" that might mean "No."
World English Bible
But as God is faithful, our word toward you was not "Yes and no."
Worrell New Testament
But, as God is faithful, our word to you is not "Yea" and "Nay."
Worsley New Testament
But the faithful God, He knows, that our word to you was not yes and no.
Youngs Literal Translation
and God is faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,
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References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Corinthians 1:18
Images 2 Corinthians 1:18
Verse Info
Context Readings
Paul Delays His Visit To Corinth
17 So, when I made this decision, was I just vacillating [in uncertainty]? Or, do I make plans in a worldly way [i.e., just to suit my own fancy], so that my "yes" and "no" [do not really mean anything]? 18 But just as certainly as God is dependable, our message to you is not [both] "yes" and "no" [at the same time]. 19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was proclaimed among you by me, [and] Silvanus [i.e., the same as Silas] and Timothy, was not "yes" and "no" [i.e., both our message and Jesus Himself were not contradictory], but with Him, it was "yes" [i.e., Jesus consistently spoke the truth].
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Cross References
1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful [i.e., He will continue working among you] and it is through Him that you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
John 7:28
As Jesus was teaching in the Temple, He spoke out, and said, "You people [think you] know who I am and where I come from. I have not come on my own authority, but God, who sent me, is true and you do not know Him.
John 8:26
I have many things to say about you and [many] judgments to pass on you. However, God, who sent me, is truthful and I am telling the world [only] the things I have heard from Him."
2 Corinthians 1:23
But I appeal to God as my witness [i.e., to verify that I am telling the truth]; it was in order to spare you [i.e., from a disciplinary action] that I decided not to return to Corinth.
2 Corinthians 2:17
For we [apostles] are not like so many people, who "peddle" God's message merely for profit [or, "who corrupt God's message"], but in Christ's [service] we proclaim the message from God with sincerity, [realizing we are] in the presence of God.
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who should be praised forever, knows that I am not lying.
1 John 5:20
And [in addition], we know that the Son of God has come [in a physical body, See 4:2] and has given us understanding, so that we can know the True One [i.e., God], and that we are in [fellowship with] the True One, even His Son Jesus Christ. This Son is the true God and eternal life.
Revelation 3:7
"And write [this] to the angel of the church at Philadelphia: These are the words of Him who is holy and true, [and] who possesses the key [i.e., the power and authority] of King David, [and] who opens [a door] which no one will close, and who closes one that no one will open:
Revelation 3:14
"Write [this] to the angel of the church at Laodicia: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the source [or, ruler] of God's creation [See John 1:3; Heb. 1:1-2]: