2Cor 1:23, 12:20-21, 13:10 | ISV | STEP | I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

2 Corinthians 1:23

23 I call upon God as a witness on my behalf that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.Rom 1:9; 1Cor 4:21; 2Cor 2:3; 11:31; 12:20; Gal 1:20; Phil 1:8

2 Corinthians 12:20-21

20 I am afraid that I may come and somehow find you not as I want to find you, and that you may find me not as you want to find me. Perhaps there will be quarreling, jealousy, angry feelings, selfishness, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorderly conduct.1Cor 4:21; 2Cor 10:2 21 I am afraid that when I come my God may again humble me before you and that I may have to grieve over many who formerly lived in sin and have not repented of their impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity that they once practiced.1Cor 5:1; 2Cor 2:1, 4; 13:2

2 Corinthians 13:10

10 For this reason I am writing this while I am away from you: When I come I do not want to be severe in using the authority the Lord gave me to build you up and not to tear you down.1Cor 4:21; 2Cor 2:3; 12:20-21; Titus 1:13