2 Korintus 5:4

5:4 For we groan while we are in this tent, ¹  since we are weighed down, ²  because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

2 Korintus 8:19

8:19 In addition, ³  this brother ⁴  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁵  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ⁶ 

[5:4]  ¹ sn See the note in 5:1 on the phrase the tent we live in.

[5:4]  ² tn Or “we are burdened.”

[8:19]  ³ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ⁵ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁶ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).