2 Corinthians 1:16 (YLT)

Passage

and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

Nearby Context

2 Corinthians 1:14 according as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that your glory we are, even as also ye <FI>are<Fi> ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus;

2 Corinthians 1:15 and in this confidence I was purposing to come unto you before, that a second favour ye might have,

2 Corinthians 1:16 and through you to pass to Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and by you to be sent forward to Judea.

2 Corinthians 1:17 This, therefore, counselling, did I then use the lightness; or the things that I counsel, according to the flesh do I counsel, that it may be with me Yes, yes, and No, no?

2 Corinthians 1:18 and God <FI>is<Fi> faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "through", "pass", "macedonia", "again", "come", "sent", and "forward". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "through" and "pass", 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 purposing..." into verse 17's "This therefore counselling did I then use...", so "through" and "pass" 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 "through" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.