2 Corinthians 6:13

6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my ¹  children – open wide your hearts to us ²  also.

2 Corinthians 3:2

3:2 You yourselves are our letter, ³  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,” ⁴  says the All-Powerful Lord. ⁵ 

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 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. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 1:14

1:14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours ⁹  in the day of the Lord Jesus. ¹⁰ 

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 9:4

9:4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated ¹²  (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you. ¹³ 

2 Corinthians 12:11

The Signs of an Apostle

12:11 I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison ¹⁴  to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 13:7

13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, ¹⁵  but so that you may do what is right ¹⁶  even if we may appear to have failed the test. ¹⁷ 

¹ tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

² tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

³ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

⁵ sn A paraphrased quotation from 2 Sam 7:14 and Isa 43:6.

⁶ 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.”

⁷ sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

⁸ tn Or “preached.”

⁹ tn Or “fully equipped.”

¹¹ tn Grk “that we are your boast even as you are our boast.”

¹² tc ‡ On the wording “the Lord Jesus” (τοῦ κυρίου ᾿Ιησοῦ, tou kuriou Ihsou) there is some variation in the extant witnesses: ἡμῶν (Jhmwn, “our”) is found after κυρίου in several significant witnesses (א B F G P 0121 0243 6 33 81 1739 1881 2464 al lat co); the pronoun is lacking from Ì^46vid A C D Ψ Ï. Although in Paul “our Lord Jesus Christ” is a common expression, “our Lord Jesus” is relatively infrequent (cf., e.g., Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 3:11, 13; 2 Thess 1:8, 12). “The Lord Jesus” occurs about as often as “our Lord Jesus” (cf. 1 Cor 11:23; 16:23; 2 Cor 4:14; 11:31; Eph 1:15; 1 Thess 4:2; 2 Thess 1:7; Phlm 5). Thus, on balance, since scribes would tend to expand on the text, it is probably best to consider the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ places the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

¹³ tn Or “generosity.”

¹⁵ tn Or “be disgraced”; Grk “be put to shame.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “by this confidence”; the words “we had in you” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied as a necessary clarification for the English reader.

¹⁷ tn Or “I am in no way inferior.”

¹⁹ tn Or “that we may appear to be approved.”

²⁰ tn Or “what is good.”

²¹ tn Or “even if we appear disapproved.”