2 Corinthians 1:20

1:20 For every one of God’s promises are “Yes” in him; therefore also through him the “Amen” is spoken, to the glory we give to God.

2 Corinthians 1:22

1:22 who also sealed us and gave us the Spirit in our hearts as a down payment. ¹ 

2 Corinthians 2:12

2:12 Now when I arrived in Troas ²  to proclaim the gospel of Christ, even though the Lord had opened ³  a door of opportunity ⁴  for me,

2 Corinthians 3:2

3:2 You yourselves are our letter, ⁵  written on our hearts, known and read by everyone,

2 Corinthians 3:10

3:10 For indeed, what had been glorious now ⁶  has no glory because of the tremendously greater glory of what replaced it. ⁷ 

2 Corinthians 4:3

4:3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

2 Corinthians 5:6

5:6 Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth ⁸  we are absent from the Lord –

2 Corinthians 5:17

5:17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away ⁹  – look, what is new ¹⁰  has come! ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 5:21

5:21 God ¹²  made the one who did not know sin ¹³  to be sin for us, so that in him ¹⁴  we would become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 7:6

7:6 But God, who encourages ¹⁵  the downhearted, encouraged ¹⁶  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, ¹⁷  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 ¹⁸  I have for you,

2 Corinthians 8:18

8:18 And we are sending ¹⁹  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ²⁰ 

2 Corinthians 8:20

8:20 We did this ²¹  as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

2 Corinthians 11:32-33

11:32 In Damascus, the governor ²²  under King Aretas was guarding the city of Damascus ²³  in order to arrest ²⁴  me, 11:33 but I was let down in a rope-basket ²⁵  through a window in the city wall, and escaped his hands.

2 Corinthians 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

[1:22]  ¹ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”

[2:12]  ¹ sn Troas was a city and region in the northwest corner of Asia Minor.

[2:12]  ² tn This has been translated as a concessive participle (“even though”). The passive construction (“a door of opportunity had been opened for me by the Lord”) has been converted to an active one in the translation for clarity.

[2:12]  ³ tn Grk “a door”; the phrase ἀνοίγω θύραν (anoigw quran, “to open a door”) is an idiom meaning “to make possible some opportunity” (L&N 71.9).

[3:2]  ¹ tn That is, “letter of recommendation.”

[3:10]  ¹ tn Grk “in this case.”

[3:10]  ² tn The words “of what replaced it” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to clarify the meaning.

[5:6]  ¹ tn Grk “we know that being at home in the body”; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:17]  ¹ tn Grk “old things have passed away.”

[5:17]  ² tc Most mss have the words τὰ πάντα (ta panta, “all things”; cf. KJV “behold, all things are become new”), some after καίνα (kaina, “new”; D² K L P Ψ 104 326 945 2464 pm) and others before it (6 33 81 614 630 1241 1505 1881 pm). The reading without τὰ πάντα, however, has excellent support from both the Western and Alexandrian texttypes (Ì⁴⁶ א B C D* F G 048 0243 365 629 1175 1739 pc co), and the different word order of the phrase which includes it (“all things new” or “new all things”) in the ms tradition indicates its secondary character. This secondary addition may have taken place because of assimilation to τὰ δὲ πάντα (ta de panta, “and all [these] things”) that begins the following verse.

[5:17]  ³ tn Grk “new things have come [about].”

[5:21]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:21]  ² sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.

[5:21]  ³ sn That is, “in Christ.”

[7:6]  ¹ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ² tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”

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

[8:16]  ¹ tn Or “eagerness.”

[8:18]  ¹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:18]  ² tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”

[8:20]  ¹ tn “This” refers to sending the brother mentioned in 2 Cor 8:18 to Corinth along with Titus. The words “We did this” have no equivalent in the Greek text, but are necessary to maintain the thought flow in English. The Greek participle that begins v. 20 continues the sentence begun in v. 18 which concerns the sending of the other brother mentioned there.

[11:32]  ¹ tn Grk “ethnarch.”

[11:32]  ² tn Grk “the city of the Damascenes.”

[11:32]  ³ tn Or “to seize,” “to catch.”

[11:33]  ¹ tn In Acts 9:25 the same basket used in Paul’s escape is called a σπυρίς (spuri"), a basket larger than a κόφινος (kofinos). It was very likely made out of rope, so the translation “rope-basket” is used.