2 Korintus 10:2

10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving ¹  according to human standards. ² 

2 Korintus 10:11

10:11 Let such a person consider this: What we say ³  by letters when we are absent, we also are in actions when we are present.

2 Korintus 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ⁴  I may not have to deal harshly with you ⁵  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

2 Korintus 12:12

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance ⁶  by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. ⁷ 

2 Korintus 4:2

4:2 But we have rejected ⁸  shameful hidden deeds, ⁹  not behaving ¹⁰  with deceptiveness ¹¹  or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

2 Korintus 13:3

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ¹²  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2 Korintus 3:12

3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness, ¹³ 

2 Korintus 8:21

8:21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men. ¹⁴ 

2 Korintus 12:18

12:18 I urged Titus to visit you ¹⁵  and I sent our ¹⁶  brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? ¹⁷  Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way? ¹⁸ 

2 Korintus 1:17

1:17 Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? ¹⁹  Or do I make my plans ²⁰  according to mere human standards ²¹  so that I would be saying ²²  both “Yes, yes” and “No, no” at the same time?

2 Korintus 1:19

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus ²³  and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.

2 Korintus 8:5

8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

2 Korintus 8:10-11

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ²⁴  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give, 8:11 to finish what you started, ²⁵  so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, ²⁶  you can also complete it ²⁷  according to your means. ²⁸ 

2 Korintus 1:12

Paul Defends His Changed Plans

1:12 For our reason for confidence ²⁹  is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives ³⁰  and sincerity which are from God ³¹  – not by human wisdom ³²  but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more ³³  toward you.

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 ³⁴  not what you wish. I am afraid that ³⁵  somehow there may be quarreling, jealousy, intense anger, selfish ambition, ³⁶  slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.

[10:2]  ¹ tn Grk “consider us as walking.”

[10:2]  ² tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[10:11]  ³ tn Grk “what we are in word.”

[13:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “when I am present,” but in the context of Paul’s third (upcoming) visit to Corinth, this is better translated as “when I arrive.”

[13:10]  ⁵ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[12:12]  ⁶ tn Or “patience,” “endurance.”

[12:12]  ⁷ tn Or “and miracles.”

[4:2]  ⁸ tn L&N 13.156; the word can also mean “to assert opposition to,” thus here “we have denounced” (L&N 33.220).

[4:2]  ⁹ tn Grk “the hidden things [deeds] of shame”; here αἰσχύνης (aiscunh") has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “not conducting ourselves”; Grk “not walking” (a common NT idiom for conduct, way of life, or behavior).

[4:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “craftiness.”

[13:3]  ¹² tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:12]  ¹³ tn Or “we employ great openness of speech.”

[8:21]  ¹⁴ sn An allusion to Prov 3:4.

[12:18]  ¹⁵ tn The words “to visit you” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern reader.

[12:18]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the.”

[12:18]  ¹⁷ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “did he?” at the end of the clause.

[12:18]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “[Did we not walk] in the same tracks?” This is an idiom that means to imitate someone else or to behave as they do. Paul’s point is that he and Titus have conducted themselves in the same way toward the Corinthians. If Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians, then neither did Paul.

[1:17]  ¹⁹ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer. This is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question “did I?” at the end of the sentence.

[1:17]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the things that I plan, do I plan (them).”

[1:17]  ²¹ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[1:17]  ²² tn Grk “so that with me there should be.”

[1:19]  ²³ sn Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).

[8:10]  ²⁴ tn Grk “who.”

[8:11]  ²⁵ tn Grk “and now also complete the doing.”

[8:11]  ²⁶ tn Grk “just as the eagerness to want [it].”

[8:11]  ²⁷ tn Grk “so also it might be completed.” The passive construction was converted to an active one in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[8:11]  ²⁸ tn Grk “completed from what you have.”

[1:12]  ²⁹ tn Or “for boasting.”

[1:12]  ³⁰ tc Two viable variants exist at this place in the text: ἁγιότητι (Jagiothti, “holiness”) vs. ἁπλότητι (Japlothti, “pure motives”). A confusion of letters could well have produced the variant (TCGNT 507): In uncial script the words would have been written agiothti and aplothti. This, however, does not explain which reading created the other. Overall ἁπλότητι, though largely a Western-Byzantine reading (א² D F G Ï lat sy), is better suited to the context; it is also a Pauline word while ἁγιότης (Jagioth") is not. It also best explains the rise of the other variants, πραότητι (praothti, “gentleness”) and {σπλάγχνοις} (splancnoi", “compassion”). On the other hand, the external evidence in favor of ἁγιότητι is extremely strong (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B C K P Ψ 0121 0243 33 81 1739 1881 al co). This diversity of mss provides excellent evidence for authenticity, but because of the internal evidence listed above, ἁπλότητι is to be preferred, albeit only slightly.

[1:12]  tn Or “sincerity.” The two terms translated “pure motives” (ἁπλότης, Japloth") and “sincerity” (εἰλικρίνεια, eilikrineia) are close synonyms.

[1:12]  ³¹ tn Grk “pure motives and sincerity of God.”

[1:12]  ³² tn Or “not by worldly wisdom.”

[1:12]  ³³ tn Or “and especially.”

[12:20]  ³⁴ tn Grk “and I will be found by you.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one in the translation.

[12:20]  ³⁵ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text, but are needed for clarity.

[12:20]  ³⁶ tn Or “intense anger, hostility.”