Assuring them of the truthfulness of the reason for his change in plans, Paul wrote in his second letter: “I call upon God as a witness against my own soul that it is to spare you that I have not yet come to Corinth. ”
(‏ ٢ كو ١ :‏ ١٨‏ )‏ وَقَدْ دَوَّنَ بُولُسُ هذِهِ ٱلْكَلِمَاتِ فِي مَقْدُونِيَةَ ،‏ وَهُوَ فِي طَرِيقِهِ مِنْ أَفَسُسَ إِلَى كُورِنْثُوسَ .‏