2 Corinthians 1:16 (DBY)

Passage

and to pass through to Macedonia by you, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be set forward by you to Judaea.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:14 even as also ye have recognised us in part, that we are your boast, even as *ye* [are] ours in the day of the Lord Jesus.

2 Corinthians 1:15 And with this confidence I purposed to come to you previously, that ye might have a second favour;

2 Corinthians 1:16 and to pass through to Macedonia by you, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be set forward by you to Judaea.

2 Corinthians 1:17 Having therefore this purpose, did I then use lightness? Or what I purpose, do I purpose according to flesh, that there should be with me yea yea, and nay nay?

2 Corinthians 1:18 Now God [is] faithful, that our word to you is not yea and nay.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And with this confidence I purposed to..." into verse 17's "Having therefore this purpose did I then...", so "pass" and "through" 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 "through" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.