2 Corinthians 1:3

Thanksgiving for God’s Comfort

1:3 Blessed is ¹  the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort,

2 Corinthians 1:14

1:14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours ²  in the day of the Lord Jesus. ³ 

2 Corinthians 4:13

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ⁴  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ⁵  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

2 Corinthians 4:16

4:16 Therefore we do not despair, ⁶  but even if our physical body ⁷  is wearing away, our inner person ⁸  is being renewed day by day.

2 Corinthians 5:15

5:15 And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised. ⁹ 

2 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, ¹⁰  and I will welcome ¹¹  you, ¹² 

2 Corinthians 7:15

7:15 And his affection for you is much greater ¹³  when he remembers the obedience of you all, how you welcomed him with fear and trembling.

2 Corinthians 8:10-11

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ¹⁴  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give, 8:11 to finish what you started, ¹⁵  so that just as you wanted to do it eagerly, ¹⁶  you can also complete it ¹⁷  according to your means. ¹⁸ 

2 Corinthians 10:5

10:5 and every arrogant obstacle ¹⁹  that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey ²⁰  Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:10

10:10 because some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is weak ²¹  and his speech is of no account.” ²² 

2 Corinthians 11:12

11:12 And what I am doing I will continue to do, so that I may eliminate any opportunity for those who want a chance to be regarded as our equals ²³  in the things they boast about.

2 Corinthians 13:4

13:4 For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, ²⁴  rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:14

13:14 [[EMPTY]] ²⁵ 

[1:3]  ¹ tn There is no verb in the Greek text; either the optative (“be”) or the indicative (“is”) can be supplied. The meaning of the term εὐλογητός (euloghtos) and the author’s intention at this point in the epistle must both come into play to determine which is the preferred nuance. εὐλογητός as an adjective can mean either that one is praised or that one is blessed, that is, in a place of favor and benefit. The meaning “blessed” would be more naturally paired with an indicative verb and would suggest that blessedness is an intrinsic part of God’s character. The meaning “praised” would be more naturally paired with an optative verb and would suggest that God ought to be praised. Pauline style in the epistles generally moves from statements to obligations, expressing the reality first and then the believer’s necessary response. When considered as a whole, although a decision is difficult, the general Pauline style of beginning with statements and moving to obligations argues for the indicative. Cf. also Eph 1:3; 1 Pet 1:3.

[1:14]  ² tn Grk “that we are your boast even as you are our boast.”

[1:14]  ³ tc ‡ On the wording “the Lord Jesus” (τοῦ κυρίου ᾿Ιησοῦ, tou kuriou Ihsou) there is some variation in the extant witnesses: ἡμῶν (Jhmwn, “our”) is found after κυρίου in several significant witnesses (א B F G P 0121 0243 6 33 81 1739 1881 2464 al lat co); the pronoun is lacking from Ì^46vid A C D Ψ Ï. Although in Paul “our Lord Jesus Christ” is a common expression, “our Lord Jesus” is relatively infrequent (cf., e.g., Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 3:11, 13; 2 Thess 1:8, 12). “The Lord Jesus” occurs about as often as “our Lord Jesus” (cf. 1 Cor 11:23; 16:23; 2 Cor 4:14; 11:31; Eph 1:15; 1 Thess 4:2; 2 Thess 1:7; Phlm 5). Thus, on balance, since scribes would tend to expand on the text, it is probably best to consider the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ places the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

[4:13]  ³ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

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

[4:16]  ⁴ tn Or “do not lose heart.”

[4:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “our outer man.”

[4:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “our inner [man].”

[5:15]  ⁵ tn Or “but for him who died and was raised for them.”

[6:17]  ⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 52:11.

[6:17]  ⁷ tn Or “will receive.”

[6:17]  ⁸ sn A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41.

[7:15]  ⁷ tn Or “is all the more.”

[8:10]  ⁸ tn Grk “who.”

[8:11]  ⁹ tn Grk “and now also complete the doing.”

[8:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “just as the eagerness to want [it].”

[8:11]  ¹¹ tn Grk “so also it might be completed.” The passive construction was converted to an active one in the translation in keeping with contemporary English style.

[8:11]  ¹² tn Grk “completed from what you have.”

[10:5]  ¹⁰ tn The phrase “every arrogant obstacle” could be translated simply “all arrogance” (so L&N 88.207).

[10:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “to the obedience of Christ”; but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “to make it obey Christ.”

[10:10]  ¹¹ tn Or “unimpressive.”

[10:10]  ¹² tn Or “is contemptible”; Grk “is despised.”

[11:12]  ¹² tn Grk “an opportunity, so that they may be found just like us.”

[13:11]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[13:14]  ¹⁴ tc Most witnesses, especially later ones (א² D Ψ Ï lat sy bo), conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”), while several early and important mss (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B F G 0243 6 33 630 1175 1739 1881 pc sa) lack the particle. Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. That so many diverse witnesses lacked the word here is strong testimony to its absence for the original text of 2 Corinthians.