2 Corinthians 1:24

1:24 I do not mean that we rule over your faith, but we are workers with you for your joy, because by faith you stand firm. ¹ 

2 Corinthians 4:13-14

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ²  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ³  we also believe, therefore we also speak. 4:14 We do so ⁴  because we know that the one who raised up Jesus ⁵  will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

2 Corinthians 6:9

6:9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged ⁶  and yet not executed;

2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners ⁷  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 8:12

8:12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself ⁸  is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

2 Corinthians 11:15

11:15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves ⁹  as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. ¹⁰ 

[1:24]  ¹ tn Or “because you stand firm in the faith.”

[4:13]  ² tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

[4:13]  ³ sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “speak, because.” A new sentence was started here in the translation, with the words “We do so” supplied to preserve the connection with the preceding statement.

[4:14]  ⁴ tc ‡ Several important witnesses (א C D F G Ψ 1881), as well as the Byzantine text, add κύριον (kurion) here, changing the reading to “the Lord Jesus.” Although the external evidence in favor of the shorter reading is slim, the witnesses are important, early, and diverse (Ì⁴⁶ B [0243 33] 629 [630] 1175* [1739] pc r sa). Very likely scribes with pietistic motives added the word κύριον, as they were prone to do, thus compounding this title for the Lord.

[6:9]  ⁴ tn Grk “disciplined,” but in this context probably a reference to scourging prior to execution (yet the execution is not carried out).

[6:14]  ⁵ tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

[8:12]  ⁶ tn The words “the gift itself” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Translators often supply an English phrase like “it is” (NASB) but in the context, Paul is clearly referring to the collection Titus was to oversee (2 Cor 8:4-7). Therefore there is no reason not to specify the referent (the gift) more narrowly for clarity.

[11:15]  ⁷ tn Or “also masquerade.”

[11:15]  ⁸ tn Or “their works.”