2 Corinthians 2:1

Greek	Ἔκρινα 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. ἐμαυτῷ τοῦτο,plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο greek Meaning: * These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it Demonstrative pronoun. οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19 τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μὴ πάλιν ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. λύπῃ πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός greek Meaning * To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament. πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s… ὑμᾶς ἐλθεῖν·
ESV	For I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
NIV	So I made up my mind that I would not make another painful visit to you.
NLT	So I decided that I would not bring you grief with another painful visit.
KJV	But I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in heaviness.

^{2 Corinthians 1:24 ← 2 Corinthians 2:1 → 2 Corinthians 2:2}

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