2 Corinthians 1:5

1:5 For just as the sufferings ¹  of Christ ²  overflow ³  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 1:11

1:11 as you also join in helping us by prayer, so that many people may give thanks to God ⁵  on our behalf for the gracious gift given to us through the help of many.

2 Corinthians 4:11

4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ⁶  in our mortal body. ⁷ 

2 Corinthians 4:15

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ⁸  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ⁹  to the glory of God.

2 Corinthians 5:18

5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 7:13

7:13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 9:12

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ¹¹  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

[1:5]  ¹ tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.

[1:5]  ² tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.

[1:5]  ³ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

[1:5]  ⁴ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

[1:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “so that thanks may be given by many.” The words “to God” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. The passive construction has been converted to an active one for clarity, in keeping with contemporary English style.

[4:11]  ⁹ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[4:15]  ¹³ tn Or “that is abounding to.”

[4:15]  ¹⁴ tn Or “to abound.”

[7:13]  ¹⁷ tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

[9:12]  ²¹ tn Or “not only supplying.”