2 Corinthians 13:4

13:4 For indeed he was crucified by reason of weakness, but he lives because of God’s power. For we also are weak in him, but we will live together with him, because of God’s power toward you.

2 Corinthians 6:7

6:7 by truthful ¹  teaching, ²  by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left, ³ 

2 Corinthians 4:7

An Eternal Weight of Glory

4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power ⁴  belongs to God and does not come from us.

2 Corinthians 12:9

12:9 But ⁵  he said to me, “My grace is enough ⁶  for you, for my ⁷  power is made perfect ⁸  in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly ⁹  about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in ¹⁰  me.

2 Corinthians 10:4

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons, ¹¹  but are made powerful by God ¹²  for tearing down strongholds. ¹³  We tear down arguments ¹⁴ 

2 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 Not that we are adequate ¹⁵  in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy ¹⁶  is from God,

2 Corinthians 9:15

9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! ¹⁷ 

2 Corinthians 8:3

8:3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily, ¹⁸ 

2 Corinthians 13:3

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ¹⁹  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2 Corinthians 6:6

6:6 by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by benevolence, by the Holy Spirit, ²⁰  by genuine ²¹  love,

2 Corinthians 12:4

12:4 was caught up into paradise ²²  and heard things too sacred to be put into words, ²³  things that a person ²⁴  is not permitted to speak.

2 Corinthians 12:12

12:12 Indeed, the signs of an apostle were performed among you with great perseverance ²⁵  by signs and wonders and powerful deeds. ²⁶ 

2 Corinthians 4:11

4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ²⁷  in our mortal body. ²⁸ 

2 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, ²⁹  regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, ³⁰  that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

2 Corinthians 3:14

3:14 But their minds were closed. ³¹  For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. ³²  It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. ³³ 

2 Corinthians 10:8

10:8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us ³⁴  for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. ³⁵ 

2 Corinthians 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ³⁶  I may not have to deal harshly with you ³⁷  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

[6:7]  ¹ tn Grk “by the word of truth”; understanding ἀληθείας (alhqeias) as an attributive genitive (“truthful word”).

[6:7]  ² tn Or “speech.” In this context it is more likely that λόγος (logos) refers to Paul’s message (thus “teaching”) than to his speech in general.

[6:7]  ³ tn The phrase “for the right hand and for the left” possibly refers to a combination of an offensive weapon (a sword for the right hand) and a defensive weapon (a shield for the left).

[4:7]  ¹ tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).

[12:9]  ¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” because of the contrast implicit in the context.

[12:9]  ² tn Or “is sufficient.”

[12:9]  ³ tc The majority of later mss (א² A^c D¹ Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï) as well as some versional witnesses include the pronoun “my” here, but the omission of the pronoun has excellent external support (Ì^46vid א* A* B D* F G latt). Scribes probably added the pronoun for clarity, making the obvious referent explicit. This would also make “power” more parallel with “my grace.” Though the original text probably did not include “my,” scribes who added the word were following the sense of Paul’s statement.

[12:9]  ⁴ tn Or “my power comes to full strength.”

[12:9]  ⁵ tn “Most gladly,” a comparative form used with superlative meaning and translated as such.

[12:9]  ⁶ tn Or “may rest on.”

[10:4]  ¹ tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

[10:4]  ² tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

[10:4]  ³ sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

[10:4]  ⁴ tn Or “speculations.”

[3:5]  ¹ tn Or “competent.”

[3:5]  ² tn Or “competence.”

[9:15]  ¹ tn “Let us thank God for his gift which cannot be described with words” (L&N 33.202).

[8:3]  ¹ tn Or “spontaneously.”

[13:3]  ¹ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[6:6]  ¹ tn Or “by holiness of spirit.”

[6:6]  ² tn Or “sincere.”

[12:4]  ¹ sn In the NT, paradise is mentioned three times. In Luke 23:43 it refers to the abode of the righteous dead. In Rev 2:7 it refers to the restoration of Edenic paradise predicted in Isa 51:3 and Ezek 36:35. The reference here in 2 Cor 12:4 is probably to be translated as parallel to the mention of the “third heaven” in v. 2. Assuming that the “first heaven” would be atmospheric heaven (the sky) and “second heaven” the more distant stars and planets, “third heaven” would refer to the place where God dwells. This is much more likely than some variation on the seven heavens mentioned in the pseudepigraphic book 2 Enoch and in other nonbiblical and rabbinic works.

[12:4]  ² tn Or “things that cannot be put into words.”

[12:4]  ³ tn Grk “a man.”

[12:12]  ¹ tn Or “patience,” “endurance.”

[12:12]  ² tn Or “and miracles.”

[4:11]  ¹ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ² tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[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.

[3:14]  ¹ tn Grk “their minds were hardened.”

[3:14]  ² tn Grk “the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant”; the phrase “they hear” has been introduced (“when they hear the old covenant read”) to make the link with the “Israelites” (v. 13) whose minds were closed (v. 14a) more obvious to the reader.

[3:14]  ³ tn Or “only in Christ is it eliminated.”

[10:8]  ¹ tn The word “us” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Indirect objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[10:8]  ² tn Grk “I will not be put to shame,” “I will not be ashamed.” The words “of doing so” are supplied to clarify for the reader that Paul will not be ashamed of boasting somewhat more about the authority the Lord gave him (beginning of v. 8).

[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.