2 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, ¹  regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, ²  that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

2 Corinthians 2:17

2:17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, ³  but we are speaking in Christ before ⁴  God as persons of sincerity, ⁵  as persons sent from God.

2 Corinthians 3:14

3:14 But their minds were closed. ⁶  For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. ⁷  It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 5:4

5:4 For we groan while we are in this tent, ⁹  since we are weighed down, ¹⁰  because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 8:9-10

8:9 For you know the grace ¹¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich. 8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ¹²  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Corinthians 8:22

8:22 And we are sending ¹³  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.

2 Corinthians 9:3

9:3 But I am sending ¹⁴  these brothers so that our boasting about you may not be empty in this case, so that you may be ready ¹⁵  just as I kept telling them.

2 Corinthians 10:13

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ¹⁶  but will confine our boasting ¹⁷  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ¹⁸  that reaches even as far as you.

2 Corinthians 13:5

13:5 Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test! ¹⁹ 

¹ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1., where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

² tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

³ tn The participle καπηλεύοντες (kaphleuonte") refers to those engaged in retail business, but with the negative connotations of deceptiveness and greed – “to peddle for profit,” “to huckster” (L&N 57.202). In the translation a noun form (“hucksters”) has been used in combination with the English verb “peddle…for profit” to convey the negative connotations of this term.

⁴ tn Or “in the presence of.”

⁵ tn Or “persons of pure motives.”

⁵ tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”

⁶ 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.

⁷ tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”

⁷ sn See the note in 5:1 on the phrase the tent we live in.

⁸ tn Or “we are burdened.”

⁹ tn Or “generosity.”

¹¹ tn Grk “who.”

¹³ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

¹⁵ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

¹⁶ tn That is, ready with the collection for the saints.

¹⁷ 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).

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ 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.

¹⁹ tn Or “unless indeed you are disqualified.”