2 Corinthians 2:4-5

2:4 For out of great distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not to make you sad, but to let you know the love that I have especially for you. ¹  2:5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate) ²  he has saddened all of you as well.

2 Corinthians 7:5-6

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ³  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within. 7:6 But God, who encourages ⁴  the downhearted, encouraged ⁵  us by the arrival of Titus.

2 Corinthians 13:9

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified. ⁶ 

Ezra 9:1-3

A Prayer of Ezra

9:1 Now when these things had been completed, the leaders approached me and said, “The people of Israel, the priests, and the Levites have not separated themselves from the local residents ⁷  who practice detestable things similar to those of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites. 9:2 Indeed, they have taken some of their daughters as wives for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy race ⁸  has become intermingled with the local residents. Worse still, the leaders and the officials have been at the forefront of all of this!”

9:3 When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and my robe and ripped out some of the hair from my head and beard. Then I sat down, quite devastated.

Romans 12:15

12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.

Romans 15:1

Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. ⁹ 

Romans 15:1

Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. ¹⁰ 

Colossians 1:13

1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹¹ 

Colossians 1:22

1:22 but now he has reconciled you ¹²  by his physical body through death to present you holy, without blemish, and blameless before him –

Colossians 1:26

1:26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints.

Galatians 6:2

6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 6:1

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ¹³  if a person ¹⁴  is discovered in some sin, ¹⁵  you who are spiritual ¹⁶  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ¹⁷  Pay close attention ¹⁸  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

Galatians 3:5-8

3:5 Does God then give ¹⁹  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ²⁰  or by your believing what you heard? ²¹ 

3:6 Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, ²²  3:7 so then, understand ²³  that those who believe are the sons of Abraham. ²⁴  3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, proclaimed the gospel to Abraham ahead of time, ²⁵  saying, “All the nations ²⁶  will be blessed in you.” ²⁷ 

[2:4]  ¹ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

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

[7:5]  ³ tn Grk “our flesh.”

[7:6]  ⁴ tn Or “comforts,” “consoles.”

[7:6]  ⁵ tn Or “comforted,” “consoled.”

[13:9]  ⁶ tn Or “fully equipped.”

[9:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.” So also in v. 2.

[9:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “the holy seed,” referring to the Israelites as God’s holy people.

[15:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”

[15:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”

[1:13]  ¹¹ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).

[1:22]  ¹² tc Some of the better representatives of the Alexandrian and Western texts have a passive verb here instead of the active ἀποκατήλλαξεν (apokathllaxen, “he has reconciled”): ἀποκατηλλάγητε (apokathllaghte) in (Ì⁴⁶) B, ἀποκατήλλακται [sic] (apokathllaktai) in 33, and ἀποκαταλλαγέντες (apokatallagente") in D* F G. Yet the active verb is strongly supported by א A C D² Ψ 048 075 [0278] 1739 1881 Ï lat sy. Internally, the passive creates an anacoluthon in that it looks back to the accusative ὑμᾶς (Juma", “you”) of v. 21 and leaves the following παραστῆσαι (parasthsai) dangling (“you were reconciled…to present you”). The passive reading is certainly the harder reading. As such, it may well explain the rise of the other readings. At the same time, it is possible that the passive was produced by scribes who wanted some symmetry between the ποτε (pote, “at one time”) of v. 21 and the νυνὶ δέ (nuni de, “but now”) of v. 22: Since a passive periphrastic participle is used in v. 21, there may have a temptation to produce a corresponding passive form in v. 22, handling the ὑμᾶς of v. 21 by way of constructio ad sensum. Since παραστῆσαι occurs ten words later, it may not have been considered in this scribal modification. Further, the Western reading (ἀποκαταλλαγέντες) hardly seems to have arisen from ἀποκατηλλάγητε (contra TCGNT 555). As difficult as this decision is, the preferred reading is the active form because it is superior externally and seems to explain the rise of all forms of the passive readings.

[6:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ¹⁴ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ¹⁶ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[3:5]  ¹⁹ tn Or “provide.”

[3:5]  ²⁰ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:5]  ²¹ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:6]  ²² sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[3:7]  ²³ tn Grk “know.”

[3:7]  ²⁴ tn The phrase “sons of Abraham” is used here in a figurative sense to describe people who are connected to a personality, Abraham, by close nonmaterial ties. It is this personality that has defined the relationship and its characteristics (BDAG 1024-25 s.v. υἱός 2.c.α).

[3:8]  ²⁵ tn For the Greek verb προευαγγελίζομαι (proeuangelizomai) translated as “proclaim the gospel ahead of time,” compare L&N 33.216.

[3:8]  ²⁶ tn The same plural Greek word, τὰ ἔθνη (ta eqnh), can be translated as “nations” or “Gentiles.”

[3:8]  ²⁷ sn A quotation from Gen 12:3; 18:18.