2 Corinthians 1:6

1:6 But if we are afflicted, ¹  it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

2 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, ²  regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, ³  that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

2 Corinthians 1:19

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus ⁴  and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.

2 Corinthians 8:22

8:22 And we are sending ⁵  with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.

2 Corinthians 10:13

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ⁶  but will confine our boasting ⁷  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ⁸  that reaches even as far as you.

2 Corinthians 10:15

10:15 Nor do we boast beyond certain limits ⁹  in the work ¹⁰  done by others, but we hope ¹¹  that as your faith continues to grow, our work may be greatly expanded ¹²  among you according to our limits, ¹³ 

2 Corinthians 12:21

12:21 I am afraid that ¹⁴  when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for ¹⁵  many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

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.

[1:6]  ¹ tn Or “are troubled.”

[1:8]  ² tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1., where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:8]  ³ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[1:19]  ³ sn Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).

[8:22]  ⁴ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[10:13]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ 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.

[10:15]  ⁶ 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).

[10:15]  ⁷ tn Or “in the labors.”

[10:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “but we have the hope.”

[10:15]  ⁹ tn Or “greatly enlarged.”

[10:15]  ¹⁰ tn That is, Paul’s work might be greatly expanded within the area of activity assigned to him by God.

[12:21]  ⁷ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.

[12:21]  ⁸ tn Or “I will mourn over.”