2 Korintus 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

2 Korintus 2:12

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas ²  to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened ³  a door of opportunity ⁴  for me,

2 Korintus 3:15

3:15 But until this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds, ⁵ 

2 Korintus 6:15

6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? ⁶  Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

2 Korintus 11:10

11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine ⁷  will not be stopped ⁸  in the regions of Achaia.

2 Korintus 11:13

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ⁹  workers, disguising themselves ¹⁰  as apostles of Christ.

[1:2]  ¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

[2:12]  ² sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

[2:12]  ³ tn This has been translated as a concessive participle (“even though”). The passive construction (“a door of opportunity had been opened for me by the Lord”) has been converted to an active one in the translation for clarity.

[2:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “a door”; the phrase ἀνοίγω θύραν (anoigw quran, “to open a door”) is an idiom meaning “to make possible some opportunity” (L&N 71.9).

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “their heart.”

[6:15]  ⁶ sn The Greek term Βελιάρ (Beliar) is a spelling variant for Βελιάλ (Belial, see Judg 20:13 LXX). It occurs only here in the NT. Beliar is a reference to Satan.

[11:10]  ⁷ tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).

[11:10]  ⁸ tn Or “silenced.”

[11:13]  ⁹ tn Or “dishonest.”

[11:13]  ¹⁰ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”