2 Corinthians 11:20

11:20 For you put up with ¹  it if someone makes slaves of you, if someone exploits you, if someone takes advantage of you, if someone behaves arrogantly ²  toward you, if someone strikes you in the face.

2 Corinthians 6:15

6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? ³  Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?

2 Corinthians 11:29

11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, ⁴  and I do not burn with indignation?

2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners ⁵  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 2:2

2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad ⁶  but the one I caused to be sad?

2 Corinthians 2:5

2:5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) ⁷  he has saddened all of you as well.

2 Corinthians 2:16

2:16 to the latter an odor ⁸  from death to death, but to the former a fragrance from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? ⁹ 

2 Corinthians 5:17

5:17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away ¹⁰  – look, what is new ¹¹  has come! ¹² 

2 Corinthians 8:20

8:20 We did this ¹³  as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.

2 Corinthians 10:7

10:7 You are looking at outward appearances. ¹⁴  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 11:16

Paul’s Sufferings for Christ

11:16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ¹⁵  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

2 Corinthians 11:21

11:21 (To my disgrace ¹⁶  I must say that we were too weak for that!) ¹⁷  But whatever anyone else dares to boast about ¹⁸  (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing. ¹⁹ 

2 Corinthians 6:16

6:16 And what mutual agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For we are ²⁰  the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will live in them ²¹  and will walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be my people.” ²² 

2 Corinthians 12:6

12:6 For even if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I would be telling ²³  the truth, but I refrain from this so that no one may regard ²⁴  me beyond what he sees in me or what he hears from me,

[11:20]  ¹ tn Or “you tolerate.”

[11:20]  ² tn See L&N 88.212.

[6:15]  ³ sn The Greek term Βελιάρ (Beliar) is a spelling variant for Βελιάλ (Belial, see Judg 20:13 LXX). It occurs only here in the NT. Beliar is a reference to Satan.

[11:29]  ⁵ tn Or “who is caused to stumble.”

[6:14]  ⁷ tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

[2:2]  ⁹ tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

[2:5]  ¹¹ tn Or “(not to say too much)”; Grk “(not to burden you [with words]).”

[2:16]  ¹³ tn The same Greek word (ὀσμή, osmh) translated “odor” here (in relation to the stench of death) has been translated “fragrance” in 2:14 and in the next phrase of the present verse. The word itself can describe a smell or odor either agreeable or disagreeable depending on the context (L&N 79.45).

[2:16]  ¹⁴ sn These things refer to the things Paul is doing in his apostolic ministry.

[5:17]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “old things have passed away.”

[5:17]  ¹⁶ tc Most mss have the words τὰ πάντα (ta panta, “all things”; cf. KJV “behold, all things are become new”), some after καίνα (kaina, “new”; D² K L P Ψ 104 326 945 2464 pm) and others before it (6 33 81 614 630 1241 1505 1881 pm). The reading without τὰ πάντα, however, has excellent support from both the Western and Alexandrian texttypes (Ì⁴⁶ א B C D* F G 048 0243 365 629 1175 1739 pc co), and the different word order of the phrase which includes it (“all things new” or “new all things”) in the ms tradition indicates its secondary character. This secondary addition may have taken place because of assimilation to τὰ δὲ πάντα (ta de panta, “and all [these] things”) that begins the following verse.

[5:17]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “new things have come [about].”

[8:20]  ¹⁷ tn “This” refers to sending the brother mentioned in 2 Cor 8:18 to Corinth along with Titus. The words “We did this” have no equivalent in the Greek text, but are necessary to maintain the thought flow in English. The Greek participle that begins v. 20 continues the sentence begun in v. 18 which concerns the sending of the other brother mentioned there.

[10:7]  ¹⁹ 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).

[11:16]  ²¹ tn Or “am foolish.”

[11:21]  ²³ tn Or “my shame.”

[11:21]  ²⁴ sn It seems best, in context, to see the statement we were too weak for that as a parenthetical and ironic comment by Paul on his physical condition (weakness or sickness) while he was with the Corinthians (cf. 2 Cor 12:7-10; Gal 4:15).

[11:21]  ²⁵ tn The words “to boast about” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.

[11:21]  ²⁶ tn Grk “I also dare”; the words “to boast about the same thing” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.

[6:16]  ²⁵ tc Most witnesses, including some important ones (Ì⁴⁶ א² C D² F G Ψ 0209 Ï lat sy Tert), read ὑμεῖς…ἐστε (Jumei"…este, “you are”) instead of ἡμεῖς…ἐσμεν (Jhmei"…esmen, “we are”) here, but several other early and important mss (א* B D* L P 0243 6 33 81 326 365 1175 1739 1881 2464 co Cl Or) have ἡμεῖς…ἐσμεν. The external evidence is somewhat in favor of the first person pronoun and verb; the internal evidence weighs in even stronger. In light of the parallel in 1 Cor 3:16, where Paul uses ἐστε (“you are the temple of God”), as well as the surrounding context here in which the second person verb or pronoun is used in vv. 14, 17, and 18, the second person reading seems obviously motivated. The first person reading can explain the rise of the other reading, but the reverse is not as easily done. Consequently, the first person reading of ἡμεῖς…ἐσμεν has all the credentials of authenticity.

[6:16]  ²⁶ tn Or “live among them,” “live with them.”

[6:16]  ²⁷ sn A quotation from Lev 26:12; also similar to Jer 32:38; Ezek 37:27.

[12:6]  ²⁷ tn Or “speaking.”

[12:6]  ²⁸ tn Or “may think of.”