2 Korintus 6:3

6:3 We do not give anyone ¹  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ²  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

2 Korintus 6:7

6:7 by truthful ³  teaching, ⁴  by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left, ⁵ 

2 Korintus 8:16

The Mission of Titus

8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion ⁶  I have for you,

2 Korintus 9:14

9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. ⁷ 

2 Korintus 10:3-4

10:3 For though we live ⁸  as human beings, ⁹  we do not wage war according to human standards, ¹⁰  10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ¹¹  but are made powerful by God ¹²  for tearing down strongholds. ¹³  We tear down arguments ¹⁴ 

2 Korintus 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ¹⁵  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ¹⁶  things that a person ¹⁷  is not permitted to speak.

2 Korintus 13:8

13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

[6:3]  ¹ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[6:3]  ² tn Other interpretations of the first part of 2 Cor 6:3 are possible. The phrase could also mean, “not putting an obstacle in the way of anyone” (L&N 22.14), or “giving no one in anything a cause to sin” (L&N 88.307).

[6:7]  ³ tn Grk “by the word of truth”; understanding ἀληθείας (alhqeias) as an attributive genitive (“truthful word”).

[6:7]  ⁴ tn Or “speech.” In this context it is more likely that λόγος (logos) refers to Paul’s message (thus “teaching”) than to his speech in general.

[6:7]  ⁵ tn The phrase “for the right hand and for the left” possibly refers to a combination of an offensive weapon (a sword for the right hand) and a defensive weapon (a shield for the left).

[8:16]  ⁶ tn Or “eagerness.”

[9:14]  ⁷ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

[10:3]  ⁸ tn Grk “we walk.”

[10:3]  ⁹ tn Grk “in the flesh.”

[10:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[10:4]  ¹¹ tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

[10:4]  ¹² tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

[10:4]  ¹³ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

[10:4]  ¹⁴ tn Or “speculations.”

[12:4]  ¹⁵ sn In the NT, paradise is mentioned three times. In Luke 23:43 it refers to the abode of the righteous dead. In Rev 2:7 it refers to the restoration of Edenic paradise predicted in Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35. The reference here in 2 Cor 12:4 is probably to be translated as parallel to the mention of the “third heaven” in v. 2. Assuming that the “first heaven” would be atmospheric heaven (the sky) and “second heaven” the more distant stars and planets, “third heaven” would refer to the place where God dwells. This is much more likely than some variation on the seven heavens mentioned in the pseudepigraphic book 2 Enoch and in other nonbiblical and rabbinic works.

[12:4]  ¹⁶ tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “a man.”