2 Corinthians 1:8-10
Context1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, 1 regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, 2 that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living. 1:9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, 3 so that we would not trust in ourselves 4 but in God who raises the dead. 1:10 He 5 delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him 6 that 7 he will deliver us yet again,
2 Corinthians 12:8-10
Context12:8 I asked the Lord three times about this, that it would depart from me. 12:9 But 8 he said to me, “My grace is enough 9 for you, for my 10 power is made perfect 11 in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly 12 about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in 13 me. 12:10 Therefore I am content with 14 weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties 15 for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:2
Context12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven.
2 Corinthians 3:11
Context3:11 For if what was made ineffective 16 came with 17 glory, how much more has what remains 18 come in glory!
[1:8] 1 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] 2 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.
[1:9] 3 tn Grk “we ourselves had the sentence of death within ourselves.” Here ἀπόκριμα (apokrima) is being used figuratively; no actual official verdict had been given, but in light of all the difficulties that Paul and his colleagues had suffered, it seemed to them as though such an official verdict had been rendered against them (L&N 56.26).
[1:9] 4 tn Or “might not put confidence in ourselves.”
[1:10] 5 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative clause “who delivered us…” was made a separate sentence in the translation.
[1:10] 6 tn Grk “deliver us, on whom we have set our hope.”
[1:10] 7 tc Several important witnesses, especially Alexandrian (Ì46 B D* 0121 0243 1739 1881 pc Did), lack ὅτι ({oti, “that”) here, while others, most notably Western (D1 F G 104 630 1505 pc ar b syh Or Ambst), lack ἔτι (eti, “yet”). Most
[12:9] 8 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” because of the contrast implicit in the context.
[12:9] 9 tn Or “is sufficient.”
[12:9] 10 tc The majority of later
[12:9] 11 tn Or “my power comes to full strength.”
[12:9] 12 tn “Most gladly,” a comparative form used with superlative meaning and translated as such.
[12:9] 13 tn Or “may rest on.”
[12:10] 14 tn Or “I take delight in.”
[12:10] 15 tn Or “calamities.”
[3:11] 16 tn Or “what was fading away.” See note on “which was made ineffective” in v. 7.