2 Corinthians 2:7

2:7 so that now instead ¹  you should rather forgive and comfort him. ²  This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair. ³ 

2 Corinthians 8:6

8:6 Thus ⁴  we urged ⁵  Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, ⁶  so also he should complete this act of kindness ⁷  for you.

2 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution ⁸  you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift ⁹  and not as something you feel forced to do. ¹⁰ 

[2:7]  ¹ tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”

[2:7]  ² tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[2:7]  ³ tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[8:6]  ⁴ tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.

[8:6]  ⁵ tn Or “we exhorted.”

[8:6]  ⁶ tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

[8:6]  ⁷ tn Grk “this grace.”

[9:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “the blessing.”

[9:5]  ⁸ tn Grk “a blessing.”

[9:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.