2 Corinthians 3:12

3:12 Therefore, since we have such a hope, we behave with great boldness, ¹ 

2 Corinthians 4:2

4:2 But we have rejected ²  shameful hidden deeds, ³  not behaving ⁴  with deceptiveness ⁵  or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

[3:12]  ¹ tn Or “we employ great openness of speech.”

[4:2]  ² tn L&N 13.156; the word can also mean “to assert opposition to,” thus here “we have denounced” (L&N 33.220).

[4:2]  ³ tn Grk “the hidden things [deeds] of shame”; here αἰσχύνης (aiscunh") has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:2]  ⁴ tn Or “not conducting ourselves”; Grk “not walking” (a common NT idiom for conduct, way of life, or behavior).

[4:2]  ⁵ tn Or “craftiness.”