2 Korintus 1:17

1:17 Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? ¹  Or do I make my plans ²  according to mere human standards ³  so that I would be saying ⁴  both “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?

2 Korintus 4:4

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe ⁵  so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel ⁶  of Christ, ⁷  who is the image of God.

2 Korintus 5:16

5:16 So then from now on we acknowledge ⁸  no one from an outward human point of view. ⁹  Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, ¹⁰  now we do not know him in that way any longer.

[1:17]  ¹ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer. This is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question “did I?” at the end of the sentence.

[1:17]  ² tn Grk “the things that I plan, do I plan (them).”

[1:17]  ³ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[1:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “so that with me there should be.”

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Or “of unbelievers.”

[4:4]  ⁶ tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:4]  ⁷ tn Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

[5:16]  ⁸ tn Grk “we know.”

[5:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “no one according to the flesh.”

[5:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “we have known Christ according to the flesh.”