2 Korintus 6:11

6:11 We have spoken freely to you, ¹  Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.

2 Korintus 10:1

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ²  personally ³  by the meekness and gentleness ⁴  of Christ (I who am meek ⁵  when present among ⁶  you, but am full of courage ⁷  toward you when away!) –

2 Korintus 12:20

12:20 For I am afraid that somehow when I come I will not find you what I wish, and you will find me ⁸  not what you wish. I am afraid that ⁹  somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, ¹⁰  slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

2 Korintus 13:1

Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth

13:1 This is the third time I am coming to visit ¹¹  you. By the testimony ¹²  of two or three witnesses every matter will be established. ¹³ 

[6:11]  ¹ tn Grk “our mouth has been open to you,” an idiom for openness in communication.

[10:1]  ² tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ⁶ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ⁷ tn Or “but bold.”

[12:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “and I will be found by you.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation.

[12:20]  ⁹ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text, but are needed for clarity.

[12:20]  ¹⁰ tn Or “intense anger, hostility.”

[13:1]  ¹¹ tn The word “visit” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[13:1]  ¹² tn Grk “By the mouth.”

[13:1]  ¹³ sn A quotation from Deut 19:15 (also quoted in Matt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19).