2 Corinthians 3:2

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

2 Corinthians 6:18

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ²  says the All-Powerful Lord. ³ 

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ⁴  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ⁵  the gospel of God to you free of charge?

2 Corinthians 13:9

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified. ⁶ 

¹ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

² sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

³ tn Traditionally, “the Lord Almighty.” BDAG 755 s.v. παντοκράτωρ states, “the Almighty, All-Powerful, Omnipotent (One) only of God…κύριος π. (oft. LXX) 2 Cor 6:18.”

³ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

⁴ tn Or “preached.”

⁴ tn Or “fully equipped.”