2 Corinthians 1:23 meaning and explanation

I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 1:23, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is answering the Corinthians, who had accused him of being unreliable because he changed his travel plans and did not return to Corinth as expected. Here he swears an oath, calling God as witness, that his delay was not carelessness but mercy.

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