2 Korintus 1:4-6

1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles ¹  so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble ²  with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 1:5 For just as the sufferings ³  of Christ ⁴  overflow ⁵  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁶  1:6 But if we are afflicted, ⁷  it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

2 Korintus 4:8-12

4:8 We are experiencing trouble on every side, ⁸  but are not crushed; we are perplexed, ⁹  but not driven to despair; 4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; ¹⁰  we are knocked down, ¹¹  but not destroyed, 4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, ¹²  so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ¹³  in our body. 4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ¹⁴  in our mortal body. ¹⁵  4:12 As a result, ¹⁶  death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. ¹⁷ 

2 Korintus 6:9-10

6:9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged ¹⁸  and yet not executed; 6:10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

[1:4]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “any trials”; traditionally, “any affliction.”

[1:5]  ³ tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.

[1:5]  ⁴ tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.

[1:5]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

[1:5]  ⁶ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

[1:6]  ⁷ tn Or “are troubled.”

[4:8]  ⁸ tn Grk “we are hard pressed [by crowds] on every side.”

[4:8]  ⁹ tn Or “at a loss.”

[4:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or “forsaken.”

[4:9]  ¹¹ tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).

[4:10]  ¹² tn The first clause of 2 Cor 4:10 is elliptical and apparently refers to the fact that Paul was constantly in danger of dying in the same way Jesus died (by violence at least). According to L&N 23.99 it could be translated, “at all times we live in the constant threat of being killed as Jesus was.”

[4:10]  ¹³ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ¹⁴ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[4:12]  ¹⁶ tn Or “So then.”

[4:12]  ¹⁷ 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.

[6:9]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “disciplined,” but in this context probably a reference to scourging prior to execution (yet the execution is not carried out).