2 Corinthians 1:13

1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what ¹  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ² 

2 Corinthians 4:13

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ³  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ⁴  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

2 Corinthians 11:16

Paul’s Sufferings for Christ

11:16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ⁵  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

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!

[1:13]  ¹ tn Grk “than the things.”

[1:13]  ² tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”

[4:13]  ³ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

[4:13]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.

[11:16]  ⁵ tn Or “am foolish.”