2 Corinthians 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you ¹  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!

2 Corinthians 1:15

1:15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us, ² 

2 Corinthians 2:15

2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

2 Corinthians 3:4

3:4 Now we have such confidence in God through Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:12

4:12 As a result, ³  death is at work in us, but life is at work in you. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 5:9

5:9 So then whether we are alive ⁵  or away, we make it our ambition to please him. ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 6:12-13

6:12 Our affection for you is not restricted, ⁷  but you are restricted in your affections for us. 6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my ⁸  children – open wide your hearts to us ⁹  also.

2 Corinthians 8:21

8:21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men. ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 9:11

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ¹¹  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Corinthians 11:8

11:8 I robbed other churches by receiving support from them so that I could serve you! ¹² 

2 Corinthians 11:11

11:11 Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do! ¹³ 

2 Corinthians 11:28

11:28 Apart from other things, ¹⁴  there is the daily pressure on me of my anxious concern ¹⁵  for all the churches.

2 Corinthians 12:1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. ¹⁶  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 13:8

13:8 For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the sake of the truth.

[1:2]  ¹ tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”

[1:15]  ² tn Grk “a second grace,” “a second favor” (used figuratively of a second visit by Paul).

[4:12]  ³ tn Or “So then.”

[4:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “death is at work in us, but life in you”; the phrase “is at work in” is repeated in the translation for clarity.

[5:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “whether we are at home” [in the body]; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “to be pleasing to him.”

[6:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “You are not restricted by us.”

[6:13]  ⁶ tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[6:13]  ⁷ tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[8:21]  ⁷ sn An allusion to Prov 3:4.

[9:11]  ⁸ tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).

[11:8]  ⁹ sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).

[11:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “God knows!” The words “I do” are supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[11:28]  ¹¹ sn Apart from other things. Paul refers here either (1) to the external sufferings just mentioned, or (2) he refers to other things he has left unmentioned.

[11:28]  ¹² tn “Anxious concern,” so translated in L&N 25.224.

[12:1]  ¹² tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”