2 Corinthians 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you,¹ so that when I came² 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 7:12

7:12 So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf³ before God.

2 Corinthians 7:14

7:14 For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you,⁴ but just as everything we said to you was true,⁵ so our boasting to Titus about you⁶ has proved true as well.

2 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution⁷ you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift⁸ and not as something you feel forced to do.⁹

2 Corinthians 9:13

9:13 Through the evidence¹⁰ of this service¹¹ they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing¹² with them and with everyone.

2 Corinthians 10:15

10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits¹³ in the work¹⁴ done by others, but we hope¹⁵ that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded¹⁶ among you according to our limits,¹⁷

2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that¹⁸ just as the serpent¹⁹ deceived Eve by his treachery,²⁰ your minds may be led astray²¹ from a sincere and pure²² devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:13-14

12:13 For how²³ were you treated worse than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this injustice! 12:14 Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have²⁴ to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

¹tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

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

³tn Grk “but in order that your eagerness on our behalf might be revealed to you.”

⁵tn Grk “I have not been put to shame”; the words “by you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁶tn Grk “just as we spoke everything to you in truth.”

⁷tn The words “about you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

⁷tn Grk “the blessing.”

⁸tn Grk “a blessing.”

⁹tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

⁹tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

¹⁰tn Or “ministry.”

¹¹tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”

¹¹tn 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).

¹²tn Or “in the labors.”

¹³tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

¹⁴tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

¹⁵tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.

¹³tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

¹⁴tn Or “the snake.”

¹⁵tn Or “craftiness.”

¹⁶tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

¹⁷tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”

¹⁵tn Grk “For in what respect.”

¹⁷tn Grk “children ought not,” but this might give the impression that children are not supposed to support sick or aging parents in need of help. That is not what Paul is saying. His point is that children should not have to pay their parent’s way.