2 Corinthians 1:11

1:11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God ¹  on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

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 ²  in the day of the Lord Jesus. ³ 

2 Corinthians 4:16

4:16 Therefore we do not despair, ⁴  but even if our physical body ⁵  is wearing away, our inner person ⁶  is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 7:5

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ⁷  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

[1:11]  ¹ tn Grk “so that thanks may be given by many.” The words “to God” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. The passive construction has been converted to an active one for clarity, in keeping with contemporary English style.

[1:14]  ² tn Grk “that we are your boast even as you are our boast.”

[1:14]  ³ 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.

[4:16]  ³ tn Or “do not lose heart.”

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “our outer man.”

[4:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “our inner [man].”

[7:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “our flesh.”