2 Korintus 7:13

7:13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. ¹ 

2 Korintus 8:6

8:6 Thus ²  we urged ³  Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, ⁴  so also he should complete this act of kindness ⁵  for you.

2 Korintus 11:25

11:25 Three times I was beaten with a rod. ⁶  Once I received a stoning. ⁷  Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea.

[7:13]  ¹ tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

[8:6]  ² tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.

[8:6]  ³ tn Or “we exhorted.”

[8:6]  ⁴ tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[8:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “this grace.”

[11:25]  ⁶ sn Beaten with a rod refers to the Roman punishment of admonitio according to BDAG 902 s.v. ῥαβδίζω. Acts 16:22 describes one of these occasions in Philippi; in this case it was administered by the city magistrates, who had wide powers in a military colony.

[11:25]  ⁷ sn Received a stoning. See Acts 14:19, where this incident is described.