2 Corinthians 2:9

2:9 For this reason also I wrote you: ¹  to test you to see ²  if you are obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 8:15

8:15 as it is written: “The one who gathered ³  much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 9:1

Preparing the Gift

9:1 For it is not necessary ⁵  for me to write you about this service ⁶  to the saints,

2 Corinthians 9:9

9:9 Just as it is written, “He ⁷  has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 1:13

1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what ⁹  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 4:13

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ¹¹  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ¹²  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

2 Corinthians 2:3-4

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ¹³  so that when I came ¹⁴  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours. 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. ¹⁵ 

2 Corinthians 7:12

7:12 So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf ¹⁶  before God.

2 Corinthians 13:10

13:10 Because of this I am writing these things while absent, so that when I arrive ¹⁷  I may not have to deal harshly with you ¹⁸  by using my authority – the Lord gave it to me for building up, not for tearing down!

[2:9]  ¹ tn The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (as an understood direct object).

[2:9]  ² tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).

[8:15]  ³ tn The word “gathered” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (so also for the second occurrence of the word later in the verse).

[8:15]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Exod 16:18.

[9:1]  ⁵ tn Or “it is superfluous.”

[9:1]  ⁶ tn Or “this ministry,” “this contribution.”

[9:9]  ⁷ sn He in the quotation refers to the righteous person.

[9:9]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Ps 112:9.

[1:13]  ⁹ tn Grk “than the things.”

[1:13]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”

[4:13]  ¹¹ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

[4:13]  ¹² sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.

[2:3]  ¹³ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[2:3]  ¹⁴ sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

[2:4]  ¹⁵ tn Or “the love that I have in great measure for you.”

[7:12]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “but in order that your eagerness on our behalf might be revealed to you.”

[13:10]  ¹⁹ 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]  ²⁰ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.