2 Corinthians 1:2

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

2 Corinthians 1:18

1:18 But as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

2 Corinthians 1:21

1:21 But it is God who establishes ²  us together with you in Christ and who anointed us, ³ 

2 Corinthians 1:23

Why Paul Postponed His Visit

1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, ⁴  that to spare ⁵  you I did not come again to Corinth. ⁶ 

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 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ⁷  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 5:13

5:13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 7:6

7:6 But God, who encourages ⁹  the downhearted, encouraged ¹⁰  us by the arrival of Titus.

2 Corinthians 8:1

Completing the Collection for the Saints

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, ¹¹  the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

2 Corinthians 8:16

The Mission of Titus

8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion ¹²  I have for you,

2 Corinthians 9:11

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, ¹³  which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Corinthians 9:14

9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you. ¹⁴ 

2 Corinthians 11:31

11:31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is blessed forever, knows I am not lying.

2 Corinthians 12:3

12:3 And I know that this man (whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows)

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

[1:21]  ² tn Or “strengthens.”

[1:21]  ³ tn Grk “But he who establishes us together with you in Christ and anointed us is God.”

[1:23]  ³ tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

[1:23]  ⁴ tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

[1:23]  ⁵ sn Paul had promised to come again to visit (see 2 Cor 1:15, 24) but explains here why he had changed his plans.

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Grk “for this very thing.”

[5:5]  ⁵ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ⁶ tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”

[8:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[8:16]  ⁷ tn Or “eagerness.”

[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).

[9:14]  ⁹ tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.