2 Corinthians 11:30

11:30 If I must boast, ¹  I will boast about the things that show my weakness. ² 

2 Corinthians 12:1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. ³  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ⁴  so that when I came ⁵  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

2 Corinthians 5:10

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ⁶  so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. ⁷ 

¹ tn Grk “If boasting is necessary.”

² tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”

³ tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”

⁵ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁶ sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

⁷ sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a common item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. Use of the term in reference to Christ’s judgment would be familiar to Paul’s 1st century readers.

⁸ tn Or “whether good or bad.”