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 2:15

2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

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? ² 

2 Korintus 10:10-11

10:10 because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak ³  and his speech is of no account.” ⁴  10:11 Let such a person consider this: What we say ⁵  by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

2 Korintus 11:27

11:27 in hard work and toil, ⁶  through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing. ⁷ 

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

[3:1]  ² 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?”

[10:10]  ³ tn Or “unimpressive.”

[10:10]  ⁴ tn Or “is contemptible”; Grk “is despised.”

[10:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “what we are in word.”

[11:27]  ⁶ tn The two different words for labor are translated “in hard work and toil” by L&N 42.48.

[11:27]  ⁷ tn Grk “in cold and nakedness.” Paul does not mean complete nakedness, however, which would have been repugnant to a Jew; he refers instead to the lack of sufficient clothing, especially in cold weather. A related word is used to 1 Cor 4:11, also in combination with experiencing hunger and thirst.