2 Corinthians 1:16 (DRB)

Passage

And to pass by you into Macedonia: and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:14 As also you have known us in part, that we are your glory: as you also are ours, in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 1:15 And in this confidence I had a mind to come to you before, that you might have a second grace:

2 Corinthians 1:16 And to pass by you into Macedonia: and again from Macedonia to come to you, and by you to be brought on my way towards Judea.

2 Corinthians 1:17 Whereas then I was thus minded, did I use lightness? Or, the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that there should be with me, It is, and It is not?

2 Corinthians 1:18 But God is faithful: for our preaching which was to you, was not, It is, and It is not.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "pass", "macedonia", "again", "come", "brought", "towards", and "judea". 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 had a..." into verse 17's "Whereas then I 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.