17 When I planned this, I did not do it lightly, did I? Are my plans so fickle that I can say "Yes" and "No" at the same time?

18 As certainly as God is faithful, our word to you is not "Yes" and "No."

19 For God"s Son, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us—by me, Silvanus, and Timothy—was not "Yes" and "No." But with him it is always "Yes."