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 8:20

8:20 We did this ⁴  as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

2 Corinthians 9:11

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ⁵  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Corinthians 11:8

11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ⁶ 

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 “This” refers to sending the brother mentioned in 2 Cor 8:18 to Corinth along with Titus. The words “We did this” have no equivalent in the Greek text, but are necessary to maintain the thought flow in English. The Greek participle that begins v. 20 continues the sentence begun in v. 18 which concerns the sending of the other brother mentioned there.

⁷ 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).

¹⁰ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).