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. ¹ 

2 Korintus 7:3

7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before ²  that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you. ³ 

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. ⁴ 

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. ⁵ 

2 Korintus 10:1

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ⁶  personally ⁷  by the meekness and gentleness ⁸  of Christ (I who am meek ⁹  when present among ¹⁰  you, but am full of courage ¹¹  toward you when away!) –

2 Korintus 12:15

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

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

[7:3]  ² sn See 2 Cor 1:4-7.

[7:3]  ³ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:13]  ⁴ tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “by means of the eagerness of others.”

[10:1]  ⁶ tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ⁷ tn The word “personally” is supplied to reflect the force of the Greek intensive pronoun αὐτός (autos) at the beginning of the verse.

[10:1]  ⁸ tn Or “leniency and clemency.” D. Walker, “Paul’s Offer of Leniency of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1): Populist Ideology and Rhetoric in a Pauline Letter Fragment (2 Cor 10:1-13:10)” (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1998), argues for this alternative translation for three main reasons: (1) When the two Greek nouns πραΰτης and ἐπιείκεια (prauth" and ejpieikeia) are used together, 90% of the time the nuance is “leniency and clemency.” (2) “Leniency and clemency” has a military connotation, which is precisely what appears in the following verses. (3) 2 Cor 10-13 speaks of Paul’s sparing use of his authority, which points to the nuance of “leniency and clemency.”

[10:1]  ⁹ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “but bold.”

[12:15]  ¹² tn Grk “souls.”