2 Korintus 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, ²  with all the saints who are in all Achaia. ³ 

2 Korintus 1:13

1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what ⁴  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ⁵ 

2 Korintus 5:2

5:2 For in this earthly house ⁶  we groan, because we desire to put on ⁷  our heavenly dwelling,

2 Korintus 5:21

5:21 God ⁸  made the one who did not know sin ⁹  to be sin for us, so that in him ¹⁰  we would become the righteousness of God.

2 Korintus 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ¹¹  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Korintus 8:17

8:17 because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager, ¹²  he is coming ¹³  to you of his own accord. ¹⁴ 

2 Korintus 11:17

11:17 What I am saying with this boastful confidence ¹⁵  I do not say the way the Lord would. ¹⁶  Instead it is, as it were, foolishness.

[1:1]  ¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ² map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[1:1]  ³ tn Or “are throughout Achaia.”

[1:13]  ⁴ tn Grk “than the things.”

[1:13]  ⁵ tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”

[5:2]  ⁶ tn Or “dwelling place.”

[5:2]  ⁷ tn Or “to be clothed with.”

[5:21]  ⁸ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ⁹ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

[5:21]  ¹⁰ sn That is, “in Christ.”

[8:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “who.”

[8:17]  ¹² tn The comparative form of this adjective is used here with elative meaning.

[8:17]  ¹³ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:17]  ¹⁴ tn Or “of his own free will.”

[11:17]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “with this confidence of boasting.” The genitive καυχήσεως (kauchsew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (the noun in the genitive gives an attribute of the noun modified).

[11:17]  ¹⁶ tn Or “say with the Lord’s authority.”