2 Corinthians 1:16

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

2 Corinthians 1:18

1:18 But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

2 Corinthians 1:20

1:20 For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

2 Corinthians 2:16

2:16 to the latter an odor ²  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ³ 

2 Corinthians 3:1

A Living Letter

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 5:8

5:8 Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away ⁵  from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners ⁶  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 10:4

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ⁷  but are made powerful by God ⁸  for tearing down strongholds. ⁹  We tear down arguments ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 13:1

Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth

13:1 This is the third time I am coming to visit ¹¹  you. By the testimony ¹²  of two or three witnesses every matter will be established. ¹³ 

¹ tn Grk “come again.”

² 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).

³ sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.

³ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply (“No, we do not”) which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “do we?”

⁴ tn Or “be absent.”

⁵ tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

⁶ tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

⁷ tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

⁸ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

⁹ tn Or “speculations.”

⁷ tn The word “visit” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

⁸ tn Grk “By the mouth.”

⁹ sn A quotation from Deut 19:15 (also quoted in Matt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19).