What does 2 Corinthians 1:18 say?

and God is faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 2 Corinthians 1:18 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Malachi 3:6, 2 Corinthians 1:17, 2 Corinthians 1:19, and 2 Corinthians 2.

2 Corinthians 1:18 (YLT)

Passage

and God <FI>is<Fi> faithful, that our word unto you became not Yes and No,

Nearby Context

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,

2 Corinthians 1:19 for the Son of God, Jesus Christ, among you through us having been preached--through me and Silvanus and Timotheus--did not become Yes and No, but in him it hath become Yes;

2 Corinthians 1:20 for as many as <FI>are<Fi> promises of God, in him <FI>are<Fi> the Yes, and in him the Amen, for glory to God through us;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "faith", "faithful", "word", and "became". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "faith" and "faithful", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "This therefore counselling did I then use..." into verse 19's "for the Son of God Jesus Christ...", so "faith" and "faithful" 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 "faith" and "faithful" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.