2 Corinthians 6:5-6

6:5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, ¹  in troubles, ²  in sleepless nights, in hunger, 6:6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, ³  by genuine ⁴  love,

¹ tn Or “rebellions” (uprisings in open defiance of civil authority).

² tn Usually κόποις (kopois) has been translated as “labors” or “hard work,” but see Matt 26:10 where it means “trouble”; “distress” (L&N 22.7). In this context with so many other terms denoting suffering and difficulty, such a meaning is preferable.

³ tn Or “by holiness of spirit.”

⁴ tn Or “sincere.”