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 ¹  and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.

2 Korintus 1:22

1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. ² 

2 Korintus 4:14

4:14 We do so ³  because we know that the one who raised up Jesus ⁴  will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

2 Korintus 5:21

5:21 God ⁵  made the one who did not know sin ⁶  to be sin for us, so that in him ⁷  we would become the righteousness of God.

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

[1:22]  ² tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”

[1:22]  sn Down payment. The Greek word ἀρραβών (arrabwn) denotes the first payment or first installment of money or goods which serves as a guarantee or pledge for the completion of the transaction. In the NT the term is used only figuratively of the Holy Spirit as the down payment of the blessings promised by God (it occurs later in 2 Cor 5:5, and also in Eph 1:14). In the “already – not yet” scheme of the NT the possession of the Spirit now by believers (“already”) can be viewed as a guarantee that God will give them the balance of the promised blessings in the future (“not yet”).

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “speak, because.” A new sentence was started here in the translation, with the words “We do so” supplied to preserve the connection with the preceding statement.

[4:14]  ⁴ tc ‡ Several important witnesses (א C D F G Ψ 1881), as well as the Byzantine text, add κύριον (kurion) here, changing the reading to “the Lord Jesus.” Although the external evidence in favor of the shorter reading is slim, the witnesses are important, early, and diverse (Ì⁴⁶ B [0243 33] 629 [630] 1175* [1739] pc r sa). Very likely scribes with pietistic motives added the word κύριον, as they were prone to do, thus compounding this title for the Lord.

[5:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ⁶ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

[5:21]  ⁷ sn That is, “in Christ.”