2 Korintus 1:5

1:5 For just as the sufferings ¹  of Christ ²  overflow ³  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁴ 

2 Korintus 1:18

1:18 But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

2 Korintus 2:7

2:7 so that now instead ⁵  you should rather forgive and comfort him. ⁶  This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair. ⁷ 

2 Korintus 2:11

2:11 so that we may not be exploited ⁸  by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

2 Korintus 3:2

3:2 You yourselves are our letter, ⁹  written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

2 Korintus 4:3

4:3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

2 Korintus 6:3

6:3 We do not give anyone ¹⁰  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ¹¹  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

2 Korintus 6:5

6:5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, ¹²  in troubles, ¹³  in sleepless nights, in hunger,

2 Korintus 6:7

6:7 by truthful ¹⁴  teaching, ¹⁵  by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left, ¹⁶ 

2 Korintus 6:12-13

6:12 Our affection for you is not restricted, ¹⁷  but you are restricted in your affections for us. 6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my ¹⁸  children – open wide your hearts to us ¹⁹  also.

2 Korintus 7:6

7:6 But God, who encourages ²⁰  the downhearted, encouraged ²¹  us by the arrival of Titus.

2 Korintus 8:3

8:3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily, ²² 

2 Korintus 8:15

8:15 as it is written: “The one who gathered ²³  much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” ²⁴ 

2 Korintus 9:9

9:9 Just as it is written, “He ²⁵  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ²⁶ 

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. ²⁷ 

2 Korintus 10:6

10:6 We are also ready to punish every act of disobedience, ²⁸  whenever your obedience is complete.

2 Korintus 11:8

11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ²⁹ 

2 Korintus 11:13

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ³⁰  workers, disguising themselves ³¹  as apostles of Christ.

2 Korintus 11:28

11:28 Apart from other things, ³²  there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern ³³  for all the churches.

2 Korintus 11:30

11:30 If I must boast, ³⁴  I will boast about the things that show my weakness. ³⁵ 

2 Korintus 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ³⁶  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ³⁷  things that a person ³⁸  is not permitted to speak.

[1:5]  ¹ tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.

[1:5]  ² tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.

[1:5]  ³ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

[1:5]  ⁴ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

[2:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”

[2:7]  ⁶ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[2:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[2:11]  ⁸ tn Or “be taken advantage of.”

[3:2]  ⁹ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

[6:3]  ¹⁰ 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]  ¹¹ 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).

[6:5]  ¹² tn Or “rebellions” (uprisings in open defiance of civil authority).

[6:5]  ¹³ tn Usually κόποις (kopois) has been translated as “labors” or “hard work,” but see Matt 26:10 where it means “trouble”; “distress” (L&N 22.7). In this context with so many other terms denoting suffering and difficulty, such a meaning is preferable.

[6:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “by the word of truth”; understanding ἀληθείας (alhqeias) as an attributive genitive (“truthful word”).

[6:7]  ¹⁵ 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]  ¹⁶ 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).

[6:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “You are not restricted by us.”

[6:13]  ¹⁸ tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[6:13]  ¹⁹ tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[7:6]  ²⁰ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ²¹ tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”

[8:3]  ²² tn Or “spontaneously.”

[8:15]  ²³ tn The word “gathered” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (so also for the second occurrence of the word later in the verse).

[8:15]  ²⁴ sn A quotation from Exod 16:18.

[9:9]  ²⁵ sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.

[9:9]  ²⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.

[9:14]  ²⁷ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

[10:6]  ²⁸ tn Or “punish all disobedience.”

[11:8]  ²⁹ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).

[11:13]  ³⁰ tn Or “dishonest.”

[11:13]  ³¹ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

[11:28]  ³² sn Apart from other things. Paul refers here either (1) to the external sufferings just mentioned, or (2) he refers to other things he has left unmentioned.

[11:28]  ³³ tn “Anxious concern,” so translated in L&N 25.224.

[11:30]  ³⁴ tn Grk “If boasting is necessary.”

[11:30]  ³⁵ tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”

[12:4]  ³⁶ 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]  ³⁷ tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ³⁸ tn Grk “a man.”