2 Korintus 4:16-17

4:16 Therefore we do not despair, ¹  but even if our physical body ²  is wearing away, our inner person ³  is being renewed day by day. 4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ⁴  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

2 Korintus 8:5

8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

2 Korintus 10:14

10:14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ. ⁵ 

2 Korintus 10:16

10:16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

2 Korintus 12:12

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance ⁶  by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. ⁷ 

2 Korintus 12:16

12:16 But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

[4:16]  ¹ tn Or “do not lose heart.”

[4:16]  ² tn Grk “our outer man.”

[4:16]  ³ tn Grk “our inner [man].”

[4:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

[10:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “with the gospel of Christ,” but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “with the gospel about Christ.”

[12:12]  ⁶ tn Or “patience,” “endurance.”

[12:12]  ⁷ tn Or “and miracles.”