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. ¹ 

2 Korintus 1:11

1:11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God ²  on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

2 Korintus 4:15

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ³  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ⁴  to the glory of God.

2 Korintus 13:9

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified. ⁵ 

2 Korintus 9:11

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ⁶  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Korintus 13:7

13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, ⁷  but so that you may do what is right ⁸  even if we may appear to have failed the test. ⁹ 

2 Korintus 6:2

6:2 For he says, “I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” ¹⁰  Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

2 Korintus 12:8

12:8 I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me.

[9:14]  ¹ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

[1:11]  ² 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.

[4:15]  ³ tn Or “that is abounding to.”

[4:15]  ⁴ tn Or “to abound.”

[13:9]  ⁵ tn Or “fully equipped.”

[9:11]  ⁶ 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).

[13:7]  ⁷ tn Or “that we may appear to be approved.”

[13:7]  ⁸ tn Or “what is good.”

[13:7]  ⁹ tn Or “even if we appear disapproved.”

[6:2]  ¹⁰ sn A quotation from Isa 49:8.