23 But (A)I call God as witness to my soul, that it was (B)to spare you that I did not come again to (C)Corinth.

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23 I call God as my witness(A)—and I stake my life on it—that it was in order to spare you(B) that I did not return to Corinth.

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10 But one whom you forgive anything, I also forgive; for indeed what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, I did so for your sakes (A)in the presence of Christ,

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10 Anyone you forgive, I also forgive. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake,

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10 For this reason I am writing these things while absent, so that when present (A)I need not use (B)severity, in accordance with the (C)authority which the Lord gave me for building up and not for tearing down.

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10 This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh(A) in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.(B)

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