2 Corinthians 1:15-16

2 Corinthians 1:15-16

[15] And  confidence  I was minded  to come  unto  before,  that  ye might have  a second  benefit;  [16] And  to pass  by  into  Macedonia,  and  to come  again  out of  Macedonia  unto  and  of  to be brought on my way  toward  Judaea. 

What does 2 Corinthians 1:15-16 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

In 1 Corinthians 16:5 Paul had told the Corinthians he planned to visit them after he had passed through Macedonia. Evidently he was not able to make that trip. There is no evidence in the New Testament that he ever followed this itinerary.
Here we have another plan that Paul evidently sent the Corinthians after he wrote1Corinthians. He says he intended to visit Corinth on his way to Macedonia, probably from Ephesus, his headquarters during this period of his ministry. He then planned to come back through Corinth as he traveled from Macedonia to Judea. This would enable him to see the Corinthians twice, a double visit and a double blessing. Paul referred to this plan as his original intention, not counting what he had written in1Corinthians. In 1 Corinthians 16:2-8 his projected itinerary had been Ephesus, Macedonia, Corinth, and then possibly Jerusalem. However, Paul was at this time in Macedonia having traveled there from Ephesus by way of Troas, not Corinth ( 2 Corinthians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 7:5; 2 Corinthians 8:1; 2 Corinthians 9:2; 2 Corinthians 9:4).
We can see why some in Corinth had concluded that since Paul had not followed through with his plans they could not count on his word and doubted his love for them.