2 Korintus 8:13

8:13 For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

2 Korintus 8:8

8:8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ¹ 

2 Korintus 11:4

11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims ²  another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, ³  or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, ⁴  or a different gospel than the one you accepted, ⁵  you put up with it well enough! ⁶ 

2 Korintus 12:13

12:13 For how ⁷  were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice!

2 Korintus 11:28

11:28 Apart from other things, ⁸  there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern ⁹  for all the churches.

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 10:18

10:18 For it is not the person who commends himself who is approved, but the person the Lord commends.

2 Korintus 13:12

13:12 ¹⁰  Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

2 Korintus 11:8

11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ¹¹ 

2 Korintus 3:3

3:3 revealing ¹²  that you are a letter of Christ, delivered by us, ¹³  written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on stone tablets ¹⁴  but on tablets of human hearts.

2 Korintus 6:12

6:12 Our affection for you is not restricted, ¹⁵  but you are restricted in your affections for us.

2 Korintus 13:8

13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

2 Korintus 1:13

1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what ¹⁶  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ¹⁷ 

2 Korintus 10:4

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ¹⁸  but are made powerful by God ¹⁹  for tearing down strongholds. ²⁰  We tear down arguments ²¹ 

2 Korintus 8:21

8:21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men. ²² 

2 Korintus 2:2

2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad ²³  but the one I caused to be sad?

2 Korintus 4:5

4:5 For we do not proclaim ²⁴  ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves ²⁵  for Jesus’ sake.

2 Korintus 11:17

11:17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence ²⁶  I do not say the way the Lord would. ²⁷  Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

2 Korintus 10:15

10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ²⁸  in the work ²⁹  done by others, but we hope ³⁰  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ³¹  among you according to our limits, ³² 

2 Korintus 2:5

2:5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) ³³  he has saddened all of you as well.

2 Korintus 4:18

4:18 because we are not looking at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen. For what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal.

2 Korintus 3:6

3:6 who made us adequate ³⁴  to be servants of a new covenant ³⁵  not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

2 Korintus 1:9

1:9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, ³⁶  so that we would not trust in ourselves ³⁷  but in God who raises the dead.

2 Korintus 3:1

A Living Letter

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? ³⁸ 

2 Korintus 1:24

1:24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm. ³⁹ 

2 Korintus 9:12

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ⁴⁰  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

2 Korintus 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

2 Korintus 12:14

12:14 Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have ⁴¹  to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

2 Korintus 2:17

2:17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, ⁴²  but we are speaking in Christ before ⁴³  God as persons of sincerity, ⁴⁴  as persons sent from God.

2 Korintus 13:3

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ⁴⁵  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2 Korintus 10:13

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ⁴⁶  but will confine our boasting ⁴⁷  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ⁴⁸  that reaches even as far as you.

2 Korintus 1:19

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus ⁴⁹  and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.

2 Korintus 3:5

3:5 Not that we are adequate ⁵⁰  in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy ⁵¹  is from God,

2 Korintus 5:4

5:4 For we groan while we are in this tent, ⁵²  since we are weighed down, ⁵³  because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

2 Korintus 7:9

7:9 Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, ⁵⁴  but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, ⁵⁵  so that you were not harmed ⁵⁶  in any way by us.

2 Korintus 13:7

13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, ⁵⁷  but so that you may do what is right ⁵⁸  even if we may appear to have failed the test. ⁵⁹ 

2 Korintus 13:2

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ⁶⁰ 

2 Korintus 7:12-13

7:12 So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf ⁶¹  before God. 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. ⁶² 

2 Korintus 2:4

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. ⁶³ 

2 Korintus 7:7

7:7 We were encouraged ⁶⁴  not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement ⁶⁵  you gave ⁶⁶  him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, ⁶⁷  your deep concern ⁶⁸  for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

2 Korintus 8:19

8:19 In addition, ⁶⁹  this brother ⁷⁰  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁷¹  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ⁷² 

2 Korintus 4:2

4:2 But we have rejected ⁷³  shameful hidden deeds, ⁷⁴  not behaving ⁷⁵  with deceptiveness ⁷⁶  or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

2 Korintus 5:15

5:15 And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised. ⁷⁷ 

2 Korintus 1:12

Paul Defends His Changed Plans

1:12 For our reason for confidence ⁷⁸  is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives ⁷⁹  and sincerity which are from God ⁸⁰  – not by human wisdom ⁸¹  but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more ⁸²  toward you.

2 Korintus 7:5

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ⁸³  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

2 Korintus 5:12

5:12 We are not trying to commend ⁸⁴  ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, ⁸⁵  so that you may be able to answer those who take pride ⁸⁶  in outward appearance ⁸⁷  and not in what is in the heart.

2 Korintus 6:4

6:4 But as God’s servants, ⁸⁸  we have commended ourselves in every way, ⁸⁹  with great endurance, in persecutions, ⁹⁰  in difficulties, in distresses,

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 11:6

11:6 And even if I am unskilled ⁹¹  in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

2 Korintus 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ⁹²  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Korintus 8:14

8:14 At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, ⁹³  so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,

2 Korintus 12:3

12:3 And I know that this man (whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows)

2 Korintus 7:14

7:14 For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, ⁹⁴  but just as everything we said to you was true, ⁹⁵  so our boasting to Titus about you ⁹⁶  has proved true as well.

2 Korintus 5:1

Living by Faith, Not by Sight

5:1 For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, ⁹⁷  is dismantled, ⁹⁸  we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.

2 Korintus 13:5

13:5 Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test! ⁹⁹ 

2 Korintus 12:2

12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven.

2 Korintus 2:16

2:16 to the latter an odor ¹⁰⁰  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ¹⁰¹ 

2 Korintus 9:3

9:3 But I am sending ¹⁰²  these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready ¹⁰³  just as I kept telling them.

2 Korintus 12:15

12:15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! ¹⁰⁴  If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

2 Korintus 11:9

11:9 When ¹⁰⁵  I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. ¹⁰⁶  I ¹⁰⁷  kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

2 Korintus 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, ¹⁰⁸  rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Korintus 10:12

Paul’s Mission

10:12 For we would not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some of those who recommend themselves. But when they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they are without understanding. ¹⁰⁹ 

2 Korintus 12:18

12:18 I urged Titus to visit you ¹¹⁰  and I sent our ¹¹¹  brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? ¹¹²  Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way? ¹¹³ 

2 Korintus 11:21

11:21 (To my disgrace ¹¹⁴  I must say that we were too weak for that!) ¹¹⁵  But whatever anyone else dares to boast about ¹¹⁶  (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing. ¹¹⁷ 

2 Korintus 8:22

8:22 And we are sending ¹¹⁸  with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.

2 Korintus 5:7

5:7 for we live ¹¹⁹  by faith, not by sight.

2 Korintus 8:2

8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ¹²⁰  of their generosity.

2 Korintus 8:18

8:18 And we are sending ¹²¹  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ¹²² 

2 Korintus 8:23

8:23 If there is any question ¹²³  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ¹²⁴  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

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!

2 Korintus 2:7

2:7 so that now instead ¹²⁵  you should rather forgive and comfort him. ¹²⁶  This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair. ¹²⁷ 

2 Korintus 2:11

2:11 so that we may not be exploited ¹²⁸  by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

2 Korintus 4:12

4:12 As a result, ¹²⁹  death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. ¹³⁰ 

2 Korintus 6:3

6:3 We do not give anyone ¹³¹  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ¹³²  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

2 Korintus 6:15

6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? ¹³³  Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

2 Korintus 8:3

8:3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily, ¹³⁴ 

2 Korintus 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ¹³⁵  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ¹³⁶  things that a person ¹³⁷  is not permitted to speak.

2 Korintus 9:13

9:13 Through the evidence ¹³⁸  of this service ¹³⁹  they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing ¹⁴⁰  with them and with everyone.

2 Korintus 1:3-4

Thanksgiving for God’s Comfort

1:3 Blessed is ¹⁴¹  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, 1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles ¹⁴²  so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble ¹⁴³  with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Korintus 2:13

2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, ¹⁴⁴  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them ¹⁴⁵  and set out ¹⁴⁶  for Macedonia.

2 Korintus 5:13

5:13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

2 Korintus 5:18

5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

2 Korintus 6:10

6:10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

2 Korintus 7:4

A Letter That Caused Sadness

7:4 I have great confidence in you; I take great pride ¹⁴⁷  on your behalf. I am filled with encouragement; ¹⁴⁸  I am overflowing with joy in the midst of ¹⁴⁹  all our suffering.

2 Korintus 9:8

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ¹⁵⁰  to you so that because you have enough ¹⁵¹  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ¹⁵²  in every good work.

2 Korintus 11:12

11:12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals ¹⁵³  in the things they boast about.

2 Korintus 11:16

Paul’s Sufferings for Christ

11:16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ¹⁵⁴  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

2 Korintus 11:29

11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, ¹⁵⁵  and I do not burn with indignation?

2 Korintus 3:14

3:14 But their minds were closed. ¹⁵⁶  For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. ¹⁵⁷  It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. ¹⁵⁸ 

2 Korintus 5:11

The Message of Reconciliation

5:11 Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, ¹⁵⁹  we try to persuade ¹⁶⁰  people, ¹⁶¹  but we are well known ¹⁶²  to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

2 Korintus 5:19

5:19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us ¹⁶³  the message of reconciliation.

2 Korintus 12:20-21

12:20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me ¹⁶⁴  not what you wish. I am afraid that ¹⁶⁵  somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, ¹⁶⁶  slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder. 12:21 I am afraid that ¹⁶⁷  when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for ¹⁶⁸  many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

[8:8]  ¹ tn Grk “by means of the eagerness of others.”

[11:4]  ² tn Or “preaches.”

[11:4]  ³ tn Grk “another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed.”

[11:4]  ⁴ tn Grk “a different spirit which you did not receive.”

[11:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”

[11:4]  ⁶ tn Or “you endure it very well.”

[12:13]  ⁷ tn Grk “For in what respect.”

[11:28]  ⁸ sn Apart from other things. Paul refers here either (1) to the external sufferings just mentioned, or (2) he refers to other things he has left unmentioned.

[11:28]  ⁹ tn “Anxious concern,” so translated in L&N 25.224.

[13:12]  ¹⁰ sn The versification of vv. 12 and 13 in the NET Bible (so also NRSV, NLT) is according to the versification in the NA²⁷ and UBS⁴ editions of the Greek text. Some translations, however, break the material up into three verses, i.e., 12-14 (NKJV, NASB, NIV). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.

[11:8]  ¹¹ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).

[3:3]  ¹² tn Or “making plain.”

[3:3]  ¹³ tn Grk “cared for by us,” an expression that could refer either to the writing or the delivery of the letter (BDAG 229 s.v. διακονέω 1). Since the following phrase refers to the writing of the letter, and since the previous verse speaks of this “letter” being “written on our [Paul’s and his companions’] hearts” it is more probable that the phrase “cared for by us” refers to the delivery of the letter (in the person of Paul and his companions).

[3:3]  ¹⁴ sn An allusion to Exod 24:12; 31:18; 34:1; Deut 9:10-11.

[6:12]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “You are not restricted by us.”

[1:13]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “than the things.”

[1:13]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”

[10:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

[10:4]  ¹⁹ tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

[10:4]  ²⁰ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

[10:4]  ²¹ tn Or “speculations.”

[8:21]  ²² sn An allusion to Prov 3:4.

[2:2]  ²³ tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

[4:5]  ²⁴ tn Or “preach.”

[4:5]  ²⁵ tn Traditionally, “servants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[11:17]  ²⁶ tn Grk “with this confidence of boasting.” The genitive καυχήσεως (kauchsew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (the noun in the genitive gives an attribute of the noun modified).

[11:17]  ²⁷ tn Or “say with the Lord’s authority.”

[10:15]  ²⁸ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:15]  ²⁹ tn Or “in the labors.”

[10:15]  ³⁰ tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

[10:15]  ³¹ tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

[10:15]  ³² tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.

[2:5]  ³³ tn Or “(not to say too much)”; Grk “(not to burden you [with words]).”

[3:6]  ³⁴ tn Or “competent.”

[3:6]  ³⁵ sn This new covenant is promised in Jer 31:31-34; 32:40.

[1:9]  ³⁶ tn Grk “we ourselves had the sentence of death within ourselves.” Here ἀπόκριμα (apokrima) is being used figuratively; no actual official verdict had been given, but in light of all the difficulties that Paul and his colleagues had suffered, it seemed to them as though such an official verdict had been rendered against them (L&N 56.26).

[1:9]  ³⁷ tn Or “might not put confidence in ourselves.”

[3:1]  ³⁸ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply (“No, we do not”) which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “do we?”

[1:24]  ³⁹ tn Or “because you stand firm in the faith.”

[9:12]  ⁴⁰ tn Or “not only supplying.”

[12:14]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “children ought not,” but this might give the impression that children are not supposed to support sick or aging parents in need of help. That is not what Paul is saying. His point is that children should not have to pay their parent’s way.

[2:17]  ⁴² tn The participle καπηλεύοντες (kaphleuonte") refers to those engaged in retail business, but with the negative connotations of deceptiveness and greed – “to peddle for profit,” “to huckster” (L&N 57.202). In the translation a noun form (“hucksters”) has been used in combination with the English verb “peddle…for profit” to convey the negative connotations of this term.

[2:17]  ⁴³ tn Or “in the presence of.”

[2:17]  ⁴⁴ tn Or “persons of pure motives.”

[13:3]  ⁴⁵ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[10:13]  ⁴⁶ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:13]  ⁴⁷ tn The words “will confine our boasting” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to boasting must be repeated from the previous clause to clarify for the modern reader what is being limited.

[10:13]  ⁴⁸ tn Grk “according to the measure of the rule which God has apportioned to us as a measure”; for the translation used in the text see L&N 37.100.

[1:19]  ⁴⁹ sn Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).

[3:5]  ⁵⁰ tn Or “competent.”

[3:5]  ⁵¹ tn Or “competence.”

[5:4]  ⁵² sn See the note in 5:1 on the phrase the tent we live in.

[5:4]  ⁵³ tn Or “we are burdened.”

[7:9]  ⁵⁴ tn Grk “were grieved” (so also twice later in the verse).

[7:9]  ⁵⁵ tn Grk “corresponding to God,” that is, corresponding to God’s will (κατὰ θεόν, kata qeon). The same phrase occurs in vv. 10 and 11.

[7:9]  ⁵⁶ tn Grk “so that you did not suffer loss.”

[13:7]  ⁵⁷ tn Or “that we may appear to be approved.”

[13:7]  ⁵⁸ tn Or “what is good.”

[13:7]  ⁵⁹ tn Or “even if we appear disapproved.”

[13:2]  ⁶⁰ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[7:12]  ⁶¹ tn Grk “but in order that your eagerness on our behalf might be revealed to you.”

[7:13]  ⁶² tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

[2:4]  ⁶³ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

[7:7]  ⁶⁴ tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “We were encouraged.”

[7:7]  ⁶⁵ tn Or “comfort,” “consolation.”

[7:7]  ⁶⁶ tn Grk “by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you.” The passive construction was translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the repeated word “encouraged” was replaced in the translation by “gave” to avoid redundancy in the translation.

[7:7]  ⁶⁷ tn Or “your grieving,” “your deep sorrow.”

[7:7]  ⁶⁸ tn Or “your zeal.”

[8:19]  ⁶⁹ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ⁷⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ⁷¹ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁷² tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).

[4:2]  ⁷³ tn L&N 13.156; the word can also mean “to assert opposition to,” thus here “we have denounced” (L&N 33.220).

[4:2]  ⁷⁴ tn Grk “the hidden things [deeds] of shame”; here αἰσχύνης (aiscunh") has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:2]  ⁷⁵ tn Or “not conducting ourselves”; Grk “not walking” (a common NT idiom for conduct, way of life, or behavior).

[4:2]  ⁷⁶ tn Or “craftiness.”

[5:15]  ⁷⁷ tn Or “but for him who died and was raised for them.”

[1:12]  ⁷⁸ tn Or “for boasting.”

[1:12]  ⁷⁹ tc Two viable variants exist at this place in the text: ἁγιότητι (Jagiothti, “holiness”) vs. ἁπλότητι (Japlothti, “pure motives”). A confusion of letters could well have produced the variant (TCGNT 507): In uncial script the words would have been written agiothti and aplothti. This, however, does not explain which reading created the other. Overall ἁπλότητι, though largely a Western-Byzantine reading (א² D F G Ï lat sy), is better suited to the context; it is also a Pauline word while ἁγιότης (Jagioth") is not. It also best explains the rise of the other variants, πραότητι (praothti, “gentleness”) and {σπλάγχνοις} (splancnoi", “compassion”). On the other hand, the external evidence in favor of ἁγιότητι is extremely strong (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B C K P Ψ 0121 0243 33 81 1739 1881 al co). This diversity of mss provides excellent evidence for authenticity, but because of the internal evidence listed above, ἁπλότητι is to be preferred, albeit only slightly.

[1:12]  tn Or “sincerity.” The two terms translated “pure motives” (ἁπλότης, Japloth") and “sincerity” (εἰλικρίνεια, eilikrineia) are close synonyms.

[1:12]  ⁸⁰ tn Grk “pure motives and sincerity of God.”

[1:12]  ⁸¹ tn Or “not by worldly wisdom.”

[1:12]  ⁸² tn Or “and especially.”

[7:5]  ⁸³ tn Grk “our flesh.”

[5:12]  ⁸⁴ tn The present tense of συνιστάνομεν (sunistanomen) has been translated as a conative present.

[5:12]  ⁸⁵ tn Or “to boast about us.”

[5:12]  ⁸⁶ tn Or “who boast.”

[5:12]  ⁸⁷ tn Or “in what is seen.”

[6:4]  ⁸⁸ tn Or “ministers.”

[6:4]  ⁸⁹ tn Or “we have commended ourselves by all things.”

[6:4]  ⁹⁰ tn Or “in trouble and suffering.”

[11:6]  ⁹¹ sn Unskilled in speaking means not professionally trained as a rhetorician.

[8:10]  ⁹² tn Grk “who.”

[8:14]  ⁹³ tn Or “their lack.”

[7:14]  ⁹⁴ tn Grk “I have not been put to shame”; the words “by you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[7:14]  ⁹⁵ tn Grk “just as we spoke everything to you in truth.”

[7:14]  ⁹⁶ tn The words “about you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[5:1]  ⁹⁷ sn The expression the tent we live in refers to “our earthly house, our body.” Paul uses the metaphor of the physical body as a house or tent, the residence of the immaterial part of a person.

[5:1]  ⁹⁸ tn Or “destroyed.”

[13:5]  ⁹⁹ tn Or “unless indeed you are disqualified.”

[2:16]  ¹⁰⁰ tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmh) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).

[2:16]  ¹⁰¹ sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.

[9:3]  ¹⁰² tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[9:3]  ¹⁰³ tn That is, ready with the collection for the saints.

[12:15]  ¹⁰⁴ tn Grk “souls.”

[11:9]  ¹⁰⁵ tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:9]  ¹⁰⁶ tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).

[11:9]  ¹⁰⁷ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[13:11]  ¹⁰⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[10:12]  ¹⁰⁹ tn Or “they are unintelligent.”

[12:18]  ¹¹⁰ tn The words “to visit you” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern reader.

[12:18]  ¹¹¹ tn Grk “the.”

[12:18]  ¹¹² tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “did he?” at the end of the clause.

[12:18]  ¹¹³ tn Grk “[Did we not walk] in the same tracks?” This is an idiom that means to imitate someone else or to behave as they do. Paul’s point is that he and Titus have conducted themselves in the same way toward the Corinthians. If Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians, then neither did Paul.

[11:21]  ¹¹⁴ tn Or “my shame.”

[11:21]  ¹¹⁵ sn It seems best, in context, to see the statement we were too weak for that as a parenthetical and ironic comment by Paul on his physical condition (weakness or sickness) while he was with the Corinthians (cf. 2 Cor 12:7-10; Gal 4:15).

[11:21]  ¹¹⁶ tn The words “to boast about” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.

[11:21]  ¹¹⁷ tn Grk “I also dare”; the words “to boast about the same thing” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.

[8:22]  ¹¹⁸ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[5:7]  ¹¹⁹ tn Grk “we walk.”

[8:2]  ¹²⁰ tn Or “riches.”

[8:18]  ¹²¹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:18]  ¹²² tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”

[8:23]  ¹²³ tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

[8:23]  ¹²⁴ tn Grk “apostles.”

[2:7]  ¹²⁵ tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”

[2:7]  ¹²⁶ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[2:7]  ¹²⁷ tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:11]  ¹²⁸ tn Or “be taken advantage of.”

[4:12]  ¹²⁹ tn Or “So then.”

[4:12]  ¹³⁰ tn Grk “death is at work in us, but life in you”; the phrase “is at work in” is repeated in the translation for clarity.

[6:3]  ¹³¹ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[6:3]  ¹³² tn Other interpretations of the first part of 2 Cor 6:3 are possible. The phrase could also mean, “not putting an obstacle in the way of anyone” (L&N 22.14), or “giving no one in anything a cause to sin” (L&N 88.307).

[6:15]  ¹³³ sn The Greek term Βελιάρ (Beliar) is a spelling variant for Βελιάλ (Belial, see Judg 20:13 LXX). It occurs only here in the NT. Beliar is a reference to Satan.

[8:3]  ¹³⁴ tn Or “spontaneously.”

[12:4]  ¹³⁵ sn In the NT, paradise is mentioned three times. In Luke 23:43 it refers to the abode of the righteous dead. In Rev 2:7 it refers to the restoration of Edenic paradise predicted in Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35. The reference here in 2 Cor 12:4 is probably to be translated as parallel to the mention of the “third heaven” in v. 2. Assuming that the “first heaven” would be atmospheric heaven (the sky) and “second heaven” the more distant stars and planets, “third heaven” would refer to the place where God dwells. This is much more likely than some variation on the seven heavens mentioned in the pseudepigraphic book 2 Enoch and in other nonbiblical and rabbinic works.

[12:4]  ¹³⁶ tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ¹³⁷ tn Grk “a man.”

[9:13]  ¹³⁸ tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

[9:13]  ¹³⁹ tn Or “ministry.”

[9:13]  ¹⁴⁰ tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”

[1:3]  ¹⁴¹ tn There is no verb in the Greek text; either the optative (“be”) or the indicative (“is”) can be supplied. The meaning of the term εὐλογητός (euloghtos) and the author’s intention at this point in the epistle must both come into play to determine which is the preferred nuance. εὐλογητός as an adjective can mean either that one is praised or that one is blessed, that is, in a place of favor and benefit. The meaning “blessed” would be more naturally paired with an indicative verb and would suggest that blessedness is an intrinsic part of God’s character. The meaning “praised” would be more naturally paired with an optative verb and would suggest that God ought to be praised. Pauline style in the epistles generally moves from statements to obligations, expressing the reality first and then the believer’s necessary response. When considered as a whole, although a decision is difficult, the general Pauline style of beginning with statements and moving to obligations argues for the indicative. Cf. also Eph 1:3; 1 Pet 1:3.

[1:4]  ¹⁴² tn Or “our trials”; traditionally, “our affliction.” The term θλῖψις (qliyi") refers to trouble (including persecution) that involves direct suffering (L&N 22.2).

[1:4]  ¹⁴³ tn Or “any trials”; traditionally, “any affliction.”

[2:13]  ¹⁴⁴ tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

[2:13]  ¹⁴⁵ tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

[2:13]  ¹⁴⁶ tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.

[7:4]  ¹⁴⁷ tn Grk “great is my boasting.”

[7:4]  ¹⁴⁸ tn Or “comfort.”

[7:4]  ¹⁴⁹ tn Grk “I am overflowing with joy in all our suffering”; the words “in the midst of” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to clarify that Paul is not rejoicing in the suffering itself, but in his relationship with the Corinthians in the midst of all his suffering.

[9:8]  ¹⁵⁰ tn Or “abound.”

[9:8]  ¹⁵¹ tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

[9:8]  ¹⁵² tn Or “abound.”

[11:12]  ¹⁵³ tn Grk “an opportunity, so that they may be found just like us.”

[11:16]  ¹⁵⁴ tn Or “am foolish.”

[11:29]  ¹⁵⁵ tn Or “who is caused to stumble.”

[3:14]  ¹⁵⁶ tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”

[3:14]  ¹⁵⁷ tn Grk “the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant”; the phrase “they hear” has been introduced (“when they hear the old covenant read”) to make the link with the “Israelites” (v. 13) whose minds were closed (v. 14a) more obvious to the reader.

[3:14]  ¹⁵⁸ tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”

[5:11]  ¹⁵⁹ tn Or “because we know what it means to fear the Lord.”

[5:11]  ¹⁶⁰ tn The present tense of πείθομεν (peiqomen) has been translated as a conative present.

[5:11]  ¹⁶¹ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is generic here since clearly both men and women are in view (Paul did not attempt to win only men to the gospel he preached).

[5:11]  ¹⁶² tn Or “clearly evident.” BDAG 1048 s.v. φανερόω 2.b.β has “θεῷ πεφανερώμεθα we are well known to God 2 Cor 5:11a, cp. 11b; 11:6 v.l.”

[5:19]  ¹⁶³ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

[12:20]  ¹⁶⁴ tn Grk “and I will be found by you.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation.

[12:20]  ¹⁶⁵ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text, but are needed for clarity.

[12:20]  ¹⁶⁶ tn Or “intense anger, hostility.”

[12:21]  ¹⁶⁷ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.

[12:21]  ¹⁶⁸ tn Or “I will mourn over.”