2 Corinthians 1:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Corinthians 1:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Corinthians 1:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Corinthians 1:17 — KJV
“When 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?”
— 2 Corinthians 1:17 (KJV)
2 Corinthians 1:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians is Paul's most personal letter — defending his ministry through a catalogue of beatings, shipwrecks, and sleepless nights, then unveiling the secret: God's power is made perfect in weakness. Treasure in jars of clay, the God of all comfort, and grace that is always sufficient.
Cross-References for 2 Corinthians 1:17
“Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to destruction.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 1:17: therefore, use, things
“Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 1:17: therefore, thus, use
“Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and not I: therefore speak what thou knowest. according...: Heb. from with thee?”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 1:17: therefore, use, according
“Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against the LORD. rebellion: Heb. revolt”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 1:17: therefore, thus, use
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;”
Shares key themes with 2 Corinthians 1:17: therefore, thus, use
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