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 3:9

3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, ²  how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness ³  excel ⁴  in glory!

2 Corinthians 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose ⁵  is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment. ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 7:6

7:6 But God, who encourages ⁷  the downhearted, encouraged ⁸  us by the arrival of Titus.

2 Corinthians 8:15-16

8:15 as it is written: “The one who gathered ⁹  much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” ¹⁰ 

The Mission of Titus

8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion ¹¹  I have for you,

2 Corinthians 8:18

8:18 And we are sending ¹²  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ¹³ 

2 Corinthians 9:1

Preparing the Gift

9:1 For it is not necessary ¹⁴  for me to write you about this service ¹⁵  to the saints,

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

[3:9]  ² tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”

[3:9]  ³ tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”

[3:9]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “abound.”

[5:5]  ³ tn Grk “for this very thing.”

[5:5]  ⁴ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”

[8:15]  ⁵ tn The word “gathered” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (so also for the second occurrence of the word later in the verse).

[8:15]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Exod 16:18.

[8:16]  ⁶ tn Or “eagerness.”

[8:18]  ⁷ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

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

[9:1]  ⁸ tn Or “it is superfluous.”

[9:1]  ⁹ tn Or “this ministry,” “this contribution.”