Charles Spurgeon Commentary 2 Corinthians 1:15-17

"And in this confidence I was minded to come first unto you, that ye might have a second benefit; and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come unto you, and of you to be set forward on my journey unto Judaea. When I therefore was thus minded, did I show fickleness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be the yea yea and the nay nay?" — 2 Corinthians 1:15-17 (ASV)

And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit; and to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way toward Judaea. When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?

There were some in the church at Corinth who said, "He promised to come and see us, but he did not keep his word." They declared that his promise could not be depended upon, and that he very easily changed his mind. Now, the apostle had done nothing of the kind; he had solid reasons for his change of purpose, and reasons full of love to them; but they misrepresented him. Do not, my dear friends, consider the fiery trial of misrepresentation to be anything strange.

Even some of those whom you have loved, and for whom you have been willing to lay down your lives, will turn against you; it is no new thing that they should do so. They may seize upon anything which you have done in the simplicity of your heart and turn it against you. Whenever they do so, I say again, do not think that anything strange has happened to you; it happened to Paul, then why should you not have a similar experience?