2 Corinthians 2:17

2:17 For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, ¹  but we are speaking in Christ before ²  God as persons of sincerity, ³  as persons sent from God.

2 Corinthians 4:16

4:16 Therefore we do not despair, ⁴  but even if our physical body ⁵  is wearing away, our inner person ⁶  is being renewed day by day.

¹ 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.

² tn Or “in the presence of.”

³ tn Or “persons of pure motives.”

⁴ tn Or “do not lose heart.”

⁵ tn Grk “our outer man.”

⁶ tn Grk “our inner [man].”