2 Korintus 3:12

3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness, ¹ 

2 Korintus 6:11

6:11 We have spoken freely to you, ²  Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.

2 Korintus 10:1-2

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ³  personally ⁴  by the meekness and gentleness ⁵  of Christ (I who am meek ⁶  when present among ⁷  you, but am full of courage ⁸  toward you when away!) – 10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving ⁹  according to human standards. ¹⁰ 

2 Korintus 11:21

11:21 (To my disgrace ¹¹  I must say that we were too weak for that!) ¹²  But whatever anyone else dares to boast about ¹³  (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing. ¹⁴ 

[3:12]  ¹ tn Or “we employ great openness of speech.”

[6:11]  ² tn Grk “our mouth has been open to you,” an idiom for openness in communication.

[10:1]  ³ tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ⁷ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ⁸ tn Or “but bold.”

[10:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “consider us as walking.”

[10:2]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[11:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “my shame.”

[11:21]  ¹² 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]  ¹³ 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]  ¹⁴ 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.