2 Corinthians 4:14

4:14 We do so ¹  because we know that the one who raised up Jesus ²  will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

2 Corinthians 6:18

6:18 and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,” ³  says the All-Powerful Lord. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 8:1

Completing the Collection for the Saints

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, ⁵  the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

2 Corinthians 9:1

Preparing the Gift

9:1 For it is not necessary ⁶  for me to write you about this service ⁷  to the saints,

2 Corinthians 9:14

9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ⁹  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ¹⁰  the gospel of God to you free of charge?

2 Corinthians 12:12

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance ¹¹  by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. ¹² 

¹ tn Grk “speak, because.” A new sentence was started here in the translation, with the words “We do so” supplied to preserve the connection with the preceding statement.

² tc ‡ Several important witnesses (א C D F G Ψ 1881), as well as the Byzantine text, add κύριον (kurion) here, changing the reading to “the Lord Jesus.” Although the external evidence in favor of the shorter reading is slim, the witnesses are important, early, and diverse (Ì⁴⁶ B [0243 33] 629 [630] 1175* [1739] pc r sa). Very likely scribes with pietistic motives added the word κύριον, as they were prone to do, thus compounding this title for the Lord.

³ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

⁴ 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.”

⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

⁷ tn Or “it is superfluous.”

⁸ tn Or “this ministry,” “this contribution.”

⁹ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

¹¹ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

¹² tn Or “preached.”

¹³ tn Or “patience,” “endurance.”

¹⁴ tn Or “and miracles.”