2 Corinthians 3:14

3:14 But their minds were closed. ¹  For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. ²  It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. ³ 

2 Corinthians 5:10

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ⁴  so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. ⁵ 

2 Corinthians 9:10

9:10 Now God ⁶  who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

2 Corinthians 12:6

12:6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling ⁷  the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard ⁸  me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

¹ tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”

² tn Grk “the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant”; the phrase “they hear” has been introduced (“when they hear the old covenant read”) to make the link with the “Israelites” (v. 13) whose minds were closed (v. 14a) more obvious to the reader.

³ tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”

⁴ 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.

⁵ tn Or “whether good or bad.”

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn Or “speaking.”

¹¹ tn Or “may think of.”