2 Corinthians 1:16 (KJV)

Passage

And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 1:15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;

2 Corinthians 1:16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea.

2 Corinthians 1:17 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 1:18 But as God is true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pass", "macedonia", "come", "again", "brought", "toward", and "judaea". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "pass" and "macedonia", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And in this confidence I was minded..." into verse 17's "When I therefore was thus minded did...", so "pass" and "macedonia" belong inside that flow. In 2 Corinthians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "pass" and "macedonia" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.