2 Corinthians 11:30

11:30 If I must boast, ¹  I will boast about the things that show my weakness. ² 

2 Corinthians 12:1

Paul’s Thorn in the Flesh

12:1 It is necessary to go on boasting. ³  Though it is not profitable, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:10

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ⁴  so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. ⁵ 

[11:30]  ¹ tn Grk “If boasting is necessary.”

[11:30]  ² tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”

[12:1]  ³ tn Grk “Boasting is necessary.”

[5:10]  ⁵ sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a common item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. Use of the term in reference to Christ’s judgment would be familiar to Paul’s 1st century readers.

[5:10]  ⁶ tn Or “whether good or bad.”