2 Corinthians 13:13

13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship ¹  of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

2 Corinthians 6:9

6:9 as unknown, and yet well-known; as dying and yet – see! – we continue to live; as those who are scourged ²  and yet not executed;

2 Corinthians 12:14

12:14 Look, for the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you, because I do not want your possessions, but you. For children should not have ³  to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

2 Corinthians 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ⁴  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Corinthians 5:2

5:2 For in this earthly house ⁵  we groan, because we desire to put on ⁶  our heavenly dwelling,

2 Corinthians 5:9

5:9 So then whether we are alive ⁷  or away, we make it our ambition to please him. ⁸ 

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 ⁹  we are absent from the Lord –

2 Corinthians 5:20

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea ¹⁰  through us. We plead with you ¹¹  on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”

[13:13]  ¹ tn Or “communion.”

[6:9]  ² tn Grk “disciplined,” but in this context probably a reference to scourging prior to execution (yet the execution is not carried out).

[12:14]  ³ tn Grk “children ought not,” but this might give the impression that children are not supposed to support sick or aging parents in need of help. That is not what Paul is saying. His point is that children should not have to pay their parent’s way.

[8:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “who.”

[5:2]  ⁵ tn Or “dwelling place.”

[5:2]  ⁶ tn Or “to be clothed with.”

[5:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “whether we are at home” [in the body]; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “to be pleasing to him.”

[5:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “we know that being at home in the body”; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

[5:20]  ⁸ tn Or “as though God were begging.”

[5:20]  ⁹ tn Or “we beg you.”