2 Corinthians 2:1

2:1 So ¹  I made up my own mind ²  not to pay you another painful visit. ³ 

2 Corinthians 2:11

2:11 so that we may not be exploited ⁴  by Satan (for we are not ignorant of his schemes).

2 Corinthians 3:11

3:11 For if what was made ineffective ⁵  came with ⁶  glory, how much more has what remains ⁷  come in glory!

2 Corinthians 5:2

5:2 For in this earthly house ⁸  we groan, because we desire to put on ⁹  our heavenly dwelling,

2 Corinthians 8:12

8:12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself ¹⁰  is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 8:21

8:21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men. ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 11:13-14

11:13 For such people are false apostles, deceitful ¹²  workers, disguising themselves ¹³  as apostles of Christ. 11:14 And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself ¹⁴  as an angel of light.

2 Corinthians 13:8

13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

¹ tc Although usually δέ (de, “now”; found in א A C D¹ F G Ψ 0285 Ï lat) should take precedent over γάρ (gar) in textually disputed places in the corpus Paulinum, the credentials for γάρ here are not easily dismissed (Ì⁴⁶ B 0223 0243 33 1739 1881 al); here it is the preferred reading, albeit slightly.

² tn Or “I decided this for myself.”

³ tn Grk “not to come to you again in sorrow.”

⁴ tn Or “be taken advantage of.”

⁷ tn Or “what was fading away.” See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.

⁸ tn Or “through” (διά, dia).

⁹ tn Or “what is permanent.”

¹⁰ tn Or “dwelling place.”

¹¹ tn Or “to be clothed with.”

¹³ tn The words “the gift itself” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Translators often supply an English phrase like “it is” (NASB) but in the context, Paul is clearly referring to the collection Titus was to oversee (2 Cor 8:4-7). Therefore there is no reason not to specify the referent (the gift) more narrowly for clarity.

¹⁶ sn An allusion to Prov 3:4.

¹⁹ tn Or “dishonest.”

²⁰ tn Or “workers, masquerading.”

²² tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”