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 4:15

4:15 For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including ⁵  more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase ⁶  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 7:15

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

2 Corinthians 9:12

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ⁸  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

2 Corinthians 10:7

10:7 You are looking at outward appearances. ⁹  If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

2 Corinthians 10:13

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ¹⁰  but will confine our boasting ¹¹  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ¹²  that reaches even as far as you.

2 Corinthians 11:15

11:15 Therefore it is not surprising his servants also disguise themselves ¹³  as servants of righteousness, whose end will correspond to their actions. ¹⁴ 

2 Corinthians 12:19

12:19 Have you been thinking all this time ¹⁵  that we have been defending ourselves to you? We are speaking in Christ before God, and everything we do, dear friends, is to build you up. ¹⁶ 

[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.

[4:15]  ⁵ tn Or “that is abounding to.”

[4:15]  ⁶ tn Or “to abound.”

[7:15]  ⁹ tn Or “is all the more.”

[9:12]  ¹³ tn Or “not only supplying.”

[10:7]  ¹⁷ tn The phrase is close to a recognized idiom for judging based on outward appearances (L&N 30.120). Some translators see a distinction, however, and translate 2 Cor 10:7a as “Look at what is in front of your eyes,” that is, the obvious facts of the case (so NRSV).

[10:13]  ²¹ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

[10:13]  ²² tn The words “will confine our boasting” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to boasting must be repeated from the previous clause to clarify for the modern reader what is being limited.

[10:13]  ²³ tn Grk “according to the measure of the rule which God has apportioned to us as a measure”; for the translation used in the text see L&N 37.100.

[11:15]  ²⁵ tn Or “also masquerade.”

[11:15]  ²⁶ tn Or “their works.”

[12:19]  ²⁹ tc The reading “all this time” (πάλαι, palai) is found in several early and important Alexandrian and Western witnesses including א* A B F G 0243 6 33 81 365 1175 1739 1881 lat; the reading πάλιν (palin, “again”) is read by א² D Ψ 0278 Ï sy bo; the reading οὐ πάλαι (ou palai) is read by Ì⁴⁶, making the question even more emphatic. The reading of Ì⁴⁶ could only have arisen from πάλαι. The reading πάλιν is significantly easier (“are you once again thinking that we are defending ourselves?”), for it softens Paul’s tone considerably. It thus seems to be a motivated reading and cannot easily explain the rise of πάλαι. Further, πάλαι has considerable support in the Alexandrian and Western witnesses, rendering it virtually certain as the original wording here.

[12:19]  ³⁰ tn Or “for your strengthening”; Grk “for your edification.”