2 Corinthians 5:20-21

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea ¹  through us. We plead with you ²  on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” 5:21 God ³  made the one who did not know sin ⁴  to be sin for us, so that in him ⁵  we would become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself ⁶  so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed ⁷  the gospel of God to you free of charge?

2 Corinthians 11:22

11:22 Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am I.

2 Corinthians 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 12:16

12:16 But be that as it may, I have not burdened you. Yet because I was a crafty person, I took you in by deceit!

¹ tn Or “as though God were begging.”

² tn Or “we beg you.”

³ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

⁵ sn That is, “in Christ.”

⁵ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

⁶ tn Or “preached.”