2 Korintus 3:14

3:14 But their minds were closed. ¹  For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. ²  It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. ³ 

2 Korintus 7:14

7:14 For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, ⁴  but just as everything we said to you was true, ⁵  so our boasting to Titus about you ⁶  has proved true as well.

2 Korintus 10:15

10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ⁷  in the work ⁸  done by others, but we hope ⁹  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ¹⁰  among you according to our limits, ¹¹ 

[3:14]  ¹ tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”

[3:14]  ² tn Grk “the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant”; the phrase “they hear” has been introduced (“when they hear the old covenant read”) to make the link with the “Israelites” (v. 13) whose minds were closed (v. 14a) more obvious to the reader.

[3:14]  ³ tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “I have not been put to shame”; the words “by you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “just as we spoke everything to you in truth.”

[7:14]  ⁶ tn The words “about you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[10:15]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Or “in the labors.”

[10:15]  ⁹ tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

[10:15]  ¹⁰ tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

[10:15]  ¹¹ tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.