2 Corinthians 3:2

3:2 You yourselves are our letter, ¹  written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

2 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 Not that we are adequate ²  in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy ³  is from God,

2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners ⁴  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 9:7

9:7 Each one of you should give ⁵  just as he has decided in his heart, ⁶  not reluctantly ⁷  or under compulsion, ⁸  because God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:9

9:9 Just as it is written, “He ⁹  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ¹¹  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ¹²  the gospel of God to you free of charge?

¹ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

² tn Or “competent.”

³ tn Or “competence.”

³ tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

⁴ tn Or “must do.” The words “of you” and “should give” are not in the Greek text, which literally reads, “Each one just as he has decided in his heart.” The missing words are an ellipsis; these or similar phrases must be supplied for the English reader.

⁵ tn Or “in his mind.”

⁶ tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”

⁷ tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

⁵ sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.

⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.

⁶ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

⁷ tn Or “preached.”