2 Corinthians 1:4

1:4 who comforts us in all our troubles ¹  so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble ²  with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

2 Corinthians 2:4

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. ³ 

2 Corinthians 3:7

The Greater Glory of the Spirit’s Ministry

3:7 But if the ministry that produced death – carved in letters on stone tablets ⁴  – came with glory, so that the Israelites ⁵  could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face ⁶  (a glory ⁷  which was made ineffective), ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 4:4

4:4 among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe ⁹  so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel ¹⁰  of Christ, ¹¹  who is the image of God.

2 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution ¹²  you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift ¹³  and not as something you feel forced to do. ¹⁴ 

2 Corinthians 9:10

9:10 Now God ¹⁵  who provides seed for the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your supply of seed and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow.

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ¹⁶  personally ¹⁷  by the meekness and gentleness ¹⁸  of Christ (I who am meek ¹⁹  when present among ²⁰  you, but am full of courage ²¹  toward you when away!) –

2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ²²  just as the serpent ²³  deceived Eve by his treachery, ²⁴  your minds may be led astray ²⁵  from a sincere and pure ²⁶  devotion to Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:6

12:6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling ²⁷  the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard ²⁸  me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

2 Corinthians 13:2

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ²⁹ 

[1:4]  ¹ tn Or “our trials”; traditionally, “our affliction.” The term θλῖψις (qliyi") refers to trouble (including persecution) that involves direct suffering (L&N 22.2).

[1:4]  ² tn Or “any trials”; traditionally, “any affliction.”

[2:4]  ³ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

[3:7]  ⁵ tn Grk “on stones”; but since this is clearly an allusion to the tablets of the Decalogue (see 2 Cor 3:3) the word “tablets” was supplied in the translation to make the connection clear.

[3:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “so that the sons of Israel.”

[3:7]  ⁷ sn The glory of his face. When Moses came down from Mt. Sinai with the tablets of the Decalogue, the people were afraid to approach him because his face was so radiant (Exod 34:29-30).

[3:7]  ⁸ tn The words “a glory” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to “glory” has been repeated from the previous clause for clarity.

[3:7]  ⁹ tn Or “which was transitory.” Traditionally this phrase is translated as “which was fading away.” The verb καταργέω in the corpus Paulinum uniformly has the meaning “to render inoperative, ineffective”; the same nuance is appropriate here. The glory of Moses’ face was rendered ineffective by the veil Moses wore. For discussion of the meaning of this verb in this context, see S. J. Hafemann, Paul, Moses, and the History of Israel (WUNT 81), 301-13. A similar translation has been adopted in the two other occurrences of the verb in this paragraph in vv. 11 and 13.

[4:4]  ⁷ tn Or “of unbelievers.”

[4:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “the gospel of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:4]  ⁹ tn Or “so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ would not be evident to them” (L&N 28.37).

[9:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “the blessing.”

[9:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “a blessing.”

[9:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

[9:10]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:1]  ¹³ tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ¹⁴ tn The word “personally” is supplied to reflect the force of the Greek intensive pronoun αὐτός (autos) at the beginning of the verse.

[10:1]  ¹⁵ tn Or “leniency and clemency.” D. Walker, “Paul’s Offer of Leniency of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1): Populist Ideology and Rhetoric in a Pauline Letter Fragment (2 Cor 10:1-13:10)” (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1998), argues for this alternative translation for three main reasons: (1) When the two Greek nouns πραΰτης and ἐπιείκεια (prauth" and ejpieikeia) are used together, 90% of the time the nuance is “leniency and clemency.” (2) “Leniency and clemency” has a military connotation, which is precisely what appears in the following verses. (3) 2 Cor 10-13 speaks of Paul’s sparing use of his authority, which points to the nuance of “leniency and clemency.”

[10:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ¹⁸ tn Or “but bold.”

[11:3]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

[11:3]  ¹⁶ tn Or “the snake.”

[11:3]  ¹⁷ tn Or “craftiness.”

[11:3]  ¹⁸ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

[11:3]  ¹⁹ tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”

[12:6]  ¹⁷ tn Or “speaking.”

[12:6]  ¹⁸ tn Or “may think of.”

[13:2]  ¹⁹ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.