2 Corinthians 1:23

Greek	Ἐγὼ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. μάρτυρα τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God ἐπικαλοῦμαι ἐπὶ τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἐμὴν ψυχήν, ὅτι φειδόμενος ὑμῶν οὐκέτι ἦλθον εἰς Κόρινθον.
ESV	But I call God to witness against me- it was to spare you that I refrained from coming again to Corinth.
NIV	I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.
NLT	Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn't return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.
KJV	Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.