2 Corinthians 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ¹  I may not have to deal harshly with you ²  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

2 Corinthians 5:6

5:6 Therefore we are always full of courage, and we know that as long as we are alive here on earth ³  we are absent from the Lord –

2 Corinthians 5:8-9

5:8 Thus we are full of courage and would prefer to be away ⁴  from the body and at home with the Lord. 5:9 So then whether we are alive ⁵  or away, we make it our ambition to please him. ⁶ 

[13:10]  ¹ tn Grk “when I am present,” but in the context of Paul’s third (upcoming) visit to Corinth, this is better translated as “when I arrive.”

[13:10]  ² tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[5:6]  ³ tn Grk “we know that being at home in the body”; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:8]  ⁵ tn Or “be absent.”

[5:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “whether we are at home” [in the body]; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:9]  ⁸ tn Grk “to be pleasing to him.”