2 Corinthians 1:4-5

1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles ¹  so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble ²  with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 1:5 For just as the sufferings ³  of Christ ⁴  overflow ⁵  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 1:10-11

1:10 He ⁷  delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him ⁸  that ⁹  he will deliver us yet again, 1:11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God ¹⁰  on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

2 Corinthians 1:16

1:16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back ¹¹  to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

2 Corinthians 1:21

1:21 But it is God who establishes ¹²  us together with you in Christ and who anointed us, ¹³ 

2 Corinthians 1:23

Why Paul Postponed His Visit

1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, ¹⁴  that to spare ¹⁵  you I did not come again to Corinth. ¹⁶ 

2 Corinthians 2:4

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. ¹⁷ 

2 Corinthians 2:8-9

2:8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him. ¹⁸  2:9 For this reason also I wrote you: ¹⁹  to test you to see ²⁰  if you are obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 2:12-13

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas ²¹  to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened ²²  a door of opportunity ²³  for me, 2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, ²⁴  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them ²⁵  and set out ²⁶  for Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 2:16

2:16 to the latter an odor ²⁷  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ²⁸ 

2 Corinthians 3:7

The Greater Glory of the Spirit’s Ministry

3:7 But if the ministry that produced death – carved in letters on stone tablets ²⁹  – came with glory, so that the Israelites ³⁰  could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face ³¹  (a glory ³²  which was made ineffective), ³³ 

2 Corinthians 3:13

3:13 and not like Moses who used to put a veil over his face to keep the Israelites ³⁴  from staring ³⁵  at the result ³⁶  of the glory that was made ineffective. ³⁷ 

2 Corinthians 3:18

3:18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, ³⁸  are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, ³⁹  which is from ⁴⁰  the Lord, who is the Spirit. ⁴¹ 

2 Corinthians 4:4

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe ⁴²  so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel ⁴³  of Christ, ⁴⁴  who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 4:11

4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ⁴⁵  in our mortal body. ⁴⁶ 

2 Corinthians 4:15

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ⁴⁷  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ⁴⁸  to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 4:17

4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ⁴⁹  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

2 Corinthians 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ⁵⁰  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ⁵¹ 

2 Corinthians 5:14

5:14 For the love of Christ ⁵²  controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ ⁵³  died for all; therefore all have died.

2 Corinthians 6:1

God’s Suffering Servants

6:1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. ⁵⁴ 

2 Corinthians 6:18

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ⁵⁵  says the All-Powerful Lord. ⁵⁶ 

2 Corinthians 7:3

7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before ⁵⁷  that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you. ⁵⁸ 

2 Corinthians 7:5

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ⁵⁹  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

2 Corinthians 7:9-10

7:9 Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, ⁶⁰  but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, ⁶¹  so that you were not harmed ⁶²  in any way by us. 7:10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

2 Corinthians 7:15

7:15 And his affection for you is much greater ⁶³  when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

2 Corinthians 8:2

8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ⁶⁴  of their generosity.

2 Corinthians 8:4

8:4 begging us with great earnestness for the blessing and fellowship of helping ⁶⁵  the saints.

2 Corinthians 8:6

8:6 Thus ⁶⁶  we urged ⁶⁷  Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, ⁶⁸  so also he should complete this act of kindness ⁶⁹  for you.

2 Corinthians 8:13-14

8:13 For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality. 8:14 At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, ⁷⁰  so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,

2 Corinthians 8:22--9:1

8:22 And we are sending ⁷¹  with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you. 8:23 If there is any question ⁷²  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ⁷³  of the churches, a glory to Christ. 8:24 Therefore show ⁷⁴  them openly before the churches the proof of your love and of our pride in you. ⁷⁵ 

Preparing the Gift

9:1 For it is not necessary ⁷⁶  for me to write you about this service ⁷⁷  to the saints,

2 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution ⁷⁸  you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift ⁷⁹  and not as something you feel forced to do. ⁸⁰ 

2 Corinthians 9:8-11

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ⁸¹  to you so that because you have enough ⁸²  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ⁸³  in every good work. 9:9 Just as it is written, “He ⁸⁴  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ⁸⁵  9:10 Now God ⁸⁶  who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow. 9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ⁸⁷  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Corinthians 9:13

9:13 Through the evidence ⁸⁸  of this service ⁸⁹  they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing ⁹⁰  with them and with everyone.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ⁹¹  personally ⁹²  by the meekness and gentleness ⁹³  of Christ (I who am meek ⁹⁴  when present among ⁹⁵  you, but am full of courage ⁹⁶  toward you when away!) –

2 Corinthians 10:5

10:5 and every arrogant obstacle ⁹⁷  that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey ⁹⁸  Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:8

10:8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us ⁹⁹  for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. ¹⁰⁰ 

2 Corinthians 10:13-16

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ¹⁰¹  but will confine our boasting ¹⁰²  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ¹⁰³  that reaches even as far as you. 10:14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ. ¹⁰⁴  10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ¹⁰⁵  in the work ¹⁰⁶  done by others, but we hope ¹⁰⁷  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ¹⁰⁸  among you according to our limits, ¹⁰⁹  10:16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ¹¹⁰  just as the serpent ¹¹¹  deceived Eve by his treachery, ¹¹²  your minds may be led astray ¹¹³  from a sincere and pure ¹¹⁴  devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:6

11:6 And even if I am unskilled ¹¹⁵  in speaking, yet I am certainly not so in knowledge. Indeed, we have made this plain to you in everything in every way.

2 Corinthians 11:10

11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine ¹¹⁶  will not be stopped ¹¹⁷  in the regions of Achaia.

2 Corinthians 11:13-14

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹¹⁸  workers, disguising themselves ¹¹⁹  as apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself ¹²⁰  as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 11:20

11:20 For you put up with ¹²¹  it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly ¹²²  toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

2 Corinthians 11:31

11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

2 Corinthians 12:1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. ¹²³  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ¹²⁴  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ¹²⁵  things that a person ¹²⁶  is not permitted to speak.

2 Corinthians 12:6

12:6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling ¹²⁷  the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard ¹²⁸  me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

2 Corinthians 13:2-4

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ¹²⁹  13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ¹³⁰  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you. 13:4 For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

2 Corinthians 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ¹³¹  I may not have to deal harshly with you ¹³²  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

[1:4]  ¹ tn Or “our trials”; traditionally, “our affliction.” The term θλῖψις (qliyi") refers to trouble (including persecution) that involves direct suffering (L&N 22.2).

[1:4]  ² tn Or “any trials”; traditionally, “any affliction.”

[1:5]  ³ 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]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

[1:5]  ⁶ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

[1:10]  ⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative clause “who delivered us…” was made a separate sentence in the translation.

[1:10]  ⁶ tn Grk “deliver us, on whom we have set our hope.”

[1:10]  ⁷ tc Several important witnesses, especially Alexandrian (Ì⁴⁶ B D* 0121 0243 1739 1881 pc Did), lack ὅτι ({oti, “that”) here, while others, most notably Western (D¹ F G 104 630 1505 pc ar b sy^h Or Ambst), lack ἔτι (eti, “yet”). Most mss, including important Alexandrians (א A C D² Ψ 33 Ï f t vg), have the full expression ὅτι καὶ ἔτι ({oti kai eti). Although the predominantly Alexandrian reading has much to commend it, the fact that either ὅτι or ἔτι has been dropped, while the καί has been retained, suggests that the original wording had ὅτι καὶ ἔτι, and that either particle dropped out intentionally for stylistic reasons. (F and G have the order καί ὅτι, suggesting that in their archetype the ἔτι was unintentionally dropped due to homoioteleuton.) If, however, ὅτι is not authentic, v. 10b should be translated “We have set our hope on him, and he will deliver us again.” Overall, a decision is difficult, but preference should be given to ὅτι καὶ ἔτι.

[1:11]  ⁷ tn Grk “so that thanks may be given by many.” The words “to God” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. The passive construction has been converted to an active one for clarity, in keeping with contemporary English style.

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “come again.”

[1:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “strengthens.”

[1:21]  ¹² tn Grk “But he who establishes us together with you in Christ and anointed us is God.”

[1:23]  ¹³ tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

[1:23]  ¹⁴ tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

[1:23]  ¹⁵ sn Paul had promised to come again to visit (see 2 Cor 1:15, 24) but explains here why he had changed his plans.

[2:4]  ¹⁵ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

[2:8]  ¹⁷ tn Or “I urge you to show that your love for him is real.”

[2:9]  ¹⁹ tn The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (as an understood direct object).

[2:9]  ²⁰ tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).

[2:12]  ²¹ sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

[2:12]  ²² 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]  ²³ 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).

[2:13]  ²³ tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

[2:13]  ²⁴ tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

[2:13]  ²⁵ tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.

[2:16]  ²⁵ tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmh) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).

[2:16]  ²⁶ sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.

[3:7]  ²⁷ tn Grk “on stones”; but since this is clearly an allusion to the tablets of the Decalogue (see 2 Cor 3:3) the word “tablets” was supplied in the translation to make the connection clear.

[3:7]  ²⁸ tn Grk “so that the sons of Israel.”

[3:7]  ²⁹ sn The glory of his face. When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with the tablets of the Decalogue, the people were afraid to approach him because his face was so radiant (Exod 34:29-30).

[3:7]  ³⁰ tn The words “a glory” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to “glory” has been repeated from the previous clause for clarity.

[3:7]  ³¹ tn Or “which was transitory.” Traditionally this phrase is translated as “which was fading away.” The verb καταργέω in the corpus Paulinum uniformly has the meaning “to render inoperative, ineffective”; the same nuance is appropriate here. The glory of Moses’ face was rendered ineffective by the veil Moses wore. For discussion of the meaning of this verb in this context, see S. J. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel (WUNT 81), 301-13. A similar translation has been adopted in the two other occurrences of the verb in this paragraph in vv. 11 and 13.

[3:13]  ²⁹ tn Grk “the sons of Israel.”

[3:13]  ³⁰ tn Or “from gazing intently.”

[3:13]  ³¹ tn Or “end.” The word τέλος (telos) can mean both “a point of time marking the end of a duration, end, termination, cessation” and “the goal toward which a movement is being directed, end, goal, outcome” (see BDAG 998-999 s.v.). The translation accepts the interpretation that Moses covered the glory of his face with the veil to prevent Israel from being judged by the glory of God (see S. J. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel [WUNT 81], 347-62); in this case the latter meaning for τέλος is more appropriate.

[3:13]  ³² tn Or “was fading away”; Grk “on the result of what was made ineffective.” The referent (glory) has been specified in the translation for clarity. See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.

[3:18]  ³¹ tn Or “we all with unveiled faces beholding the glory of the Lord as in a mirror.”

[3:18]  ³² tn Grk “from glory to glory.”

[3:18]  ³³ tn Grk “just as from.”

[3:18]  ³⁴ tn Grk “from the Lord, the Spirit”; the genitive πνεύματος (pneumato") has been translated as a genitive of apposition.

[4:4]  ³³ tn Or “of unbelievers.”

[4:4]  ³⁴ tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:4]  ³⁵ tn Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

[4:11]  ³⁵ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ³⁶ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[4:15]  ³⁷ tn Or “that is abounding to.”

[4:15]  ³⁸ tn Or “to abound.”

[4:17]  ³⁹ tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

[5:5]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “for this very thing.”

[5:5]  ⁴² tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

[5:14]  ⁴³ tn The phrase ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ (Jh agaph tou Cristou, “the love of Christ”) could be translated as either objective genitive (“our love for Christ”) or subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”). Either is grammatically possible, but with the reference to Christ’s death for all in the following clauses, a subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”) is more likely.

[5:14]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “one”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:1]  ⁴⁵ tn Or “receive the grace of God uselessly.”

[6:18]  ⁴⁷ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

[6:18]  ⁴⁸ tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”

[7:3]  ⁴⁹ sn See 2 Cor 1:4-7.

[7:3]  ⁵⁰ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[7:5]  ⁵¹ tn Grk “our flesh.”

[7:9]  ⁵³ tn Grk “were grieved” (so also twice later in the verse).

[7:9]  ⁵⁴ tn Grk “corresponding to God,” that is, corresponding to God’s will (κατὰ θεόν, kata qeon). The same phrase occurs in vv. 10 and 11.

[7:9]  ⁵⁵ tn Grk “so that you did not suffer loss.”

[7:15]  ⁵⁵ tn Or “is all the more.”

[8:2]  ⁵⁷ tn Or “riches.”

[8:4]  ⁵⁹ tn Or “of ministering to.”

[8:6]  ⁶¹ tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.

[8:6]  ⁶² tn Or “we exhorted.”

[8:6]  ⁶³ tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[8:6]  ⁶⁴ tn Grk “this grace.”

[8:14]  ⁶³ tn Or “their lack.”

[8:22]  ⁶⁵ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:23]  ⁶⁷ tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

[8:23]  ⁶⁸ tn Grk “apostles.”

[8:24]  ⁶⁹ tc The sense of this translation is attested by the fact that most of the later mss, along with several early and important ones (א C D² Ψ 0225 0243 1739 1881 Ï lat), have the imperative verb ἐνδείξασθε (ejndeixasqe) in place of the participle ἐνδεικνύμενοι (endeiknumenoi), which is found in B D* F G 33 pc. Since an imperatival participle is more Hebraic in style, many scribes would not have understood the idiom as easily and would have been likely to change the participle to an imperative (so TCGNT 513-14). But there is no good reason why scribes would change the imperative into a participle. Thus, ἐνδεικνύμενοι is almost surely the wording of the original text.

[8:24]  ⁷⁰ tn Or “our boasting about you.”

[9:1]  ⁷¹ tn Or “it is superfluous.”

[9:1]  ⁷² tn Or “this ministry,” “this contribution.”

[9:5]  ⁷³ tn Grk “the blessing.”

[9:5]  ⁷⁴ tn Grk “a blessing.”

[9:5]  ⁷⁵ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

[9:8]  ⁷⁵ tn Or “abound.”

[9:8]  ⁷⁶ tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

[9:8]  ⁷⁷ tn Or “abound.”

[9:9]  ⁷⁷ sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.

[9:9]  ⁷⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.

[9:10]  ⁷⁹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:11]  ⁸¹ tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).

[9:13]  ⁸³ tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

[9:13]  ⁸⁴ tn Or “ministry.”

[9:13]  ⁸⁵ tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”

[10:1]  ⁸⁵ tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ⁸⁶ tn The word “personally” is supplied to reflect the force of the Greek intensive pronoun αὐτός (autos) at the beginning of the verse.

[10:1]  ⁸⁷ tn Or “leniency and clemency.” D. Walker, “Paul’s Offer of Leniency of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1): Populist Ideology and Rhetoric in a Pauline Letter Fragment (2 Cor 10:1-13:10)” (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1998), argues for this alternative translation for three main reasons: (1) When the two Greek nouns πραΰτης and ἐπιείκεια (prauth" and ejpieikeia) are used together, 90% of the time the nuance is “leniency and clemency.” (2) “Leniency and clemency” has a military connotation, which is precisely what appears in the following verses. (3) 2 Cor 10-13 speaks of Paul’s sparing use of his authority, which points to the nuance of “leniency and clemency.”

[10:1]  ⁸⁸ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ⁸⁹ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ⁹⁰ tn Or “but bold.”

[10:5]  ⁸⁷ tn The phrase “every arrogant obstacle” could be translated simply “all arrogance” (so L&N 88.207).

[10:5]  ⁸⁸ tn Grk “to the obedience of Christ”; but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “to make it obey Christ.”

[10:8]  ⁸⁹ tn The word “us” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Indirect objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[10:8]  ⁹⁰ tn Grk “I will not be put to shame,” “I will not be ashamed.” The words “of doing so” are supplied to clarify for the reader that Paul will not be ashamed of boasting somewhat more about the authority the Lord gave him (beginning of v. 8).

[10:13]  ⁹¹ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:13]  ⁹² tn The words “will confine our boasting” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to boasting must be repeated from the previous clause to clarify for the modern reader what is being limited.

[10:13]  ⁹³ tn Grk “according to the measure of the rule which God has apportioned to us as a measure”; for the translation used in the text see L&N 37.100.

[10:14]  ⁹³ tn Grk “with the gospel of Christ,” but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “with the gospel about Christ.”

[10:15]  ⁹⁵ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:15]  ⁹⁶ tn Or “in the labors.”

[10:15]  ⁹⁷ tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

[10:15]  ⁹⁸ tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

[10:15]  ⁹⁹ tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.

[11:3]  ⁹⁷ tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

[11:3]  ⁹⁸ tn Or “the snake.”

[11:3]  ⁹⁹ tn Or “craftiness.”

[11:3]  ¹⁰⁰ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

[11:3]  ¹⁰¹ tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”

[11:6]  ⁹⁹ sn Unskilled in speaking means not professionally trained as a rhetorician.

[11:10]  ¹⁰¹ tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).

[11:10]  ¹⁰² tn Or “silenced.”

[11:13]  ¹⁰³ tn Or “dishonest.”

[11:13]  ¹⁰⁴ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

[11:14]  ¹⁰⁵ tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”

[11:20]  ¹⁰⁷ tn Or “you tolerate.”

[11:20]  ¹⁰⁸ tn See L&N 88.212.

[12:1]  ¹⁰⁹ tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”

[12:4]  ¹¹¹ 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]  ¹¹² tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ¹¹³ tn Grk “a man.”

[12:6]  ¹¹³ tn Or “speaking.”

[12:6]  ¹¹⁴ tn Or “may think of.”

[13:2]  ¹¹⁵ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[13:3]  ¹¹⁷ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[13:10]  ¹¹⁹ 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]  ¹²⁰ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.