2 Corinthians 5:16

5:16 So then from now on we acknowledge ¹  no one from an outward human point of view. ²  Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, ³  now we do not know him in that way any longer.

2 Corinthians 13:6

13:6 And I hope that you will realize that we have not failed the test! ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 2:9

2:9 For this reason also I wrote you: ⁵  to test you to see ⁶  if you are obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 3:2

3:2 You yourselves are our letter, ⁷  written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

2 Corinthians 5:21

5:21 God ⁸  made the one who did not know sin ⁹  to be sin for us, so that in him ¹⁰  we would become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 8:9

8:9 For you know the grace ¹¹  of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

2 Corinthians 2:4

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. ¹² 

¹ tn Grk “we know.”

² tn Grk “no one according to the flesh.”

³ tn Grk “we have known Christ according to the flesh.”

⁴ tn Or “that we are not disqualified.”

⁷ tn The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (as an understood direct object).

⁸ tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).

¹⁰ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

¹³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ sn That is, “in Christ.”

¹⁶ tn Or “generosity.”

¹⁹ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”