Discovery Box2 Corinthians 3:14
Context3:14 But their minds were closed. 1 For to this very day, the same veil remains when they hear the old covenant read. 2 It has not been removed because only in Christ is it taken away. 3
2 Corinthians 3:18
Context3:18 And we all, with unveiled faces reflecting the glory of the Lord, 4 are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another, 5 which is from 6 the Lord, who is the Spirit. 7
2 Corinthians 4:6
Context4:6 For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” 8 is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge 9 of God in the face of Christ. 10
2 Corinthians 5:11
Context5:11 Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, 11 we try to persuade 12 people, 13 but we are well known 14 to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.
2 Corinthians 8:19
Context8:19 In addition, 15 this brother 16 has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift 17 to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. 18
2 Corinthians 10:1-2
Context10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you 19 personally 20 by the meekness and gentleness 21 of Christ (I who am meek 22 when present among 23 you, but am full of courage 24 toward you when away!) – 10:2 now I ask that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence that (I expect) I will dare to use against some who consider us to be behaving 25 according to human standards. 26
2 Corinthians 10:8
Context10:8 For if I boast somewhat more about our authority that the Lord gave us 27 for building you up and not for tearing you down, I will not be ashamed of doing so. 28
[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.”
[3:18] 4 tn Or “we all with unveiled faces beholding the glory of the Lord as in a mirror.”
[3:18] 5 tn Grk “from glory to glory.”
[3:18] 6 tn Grk “just as from.”
[3:18] 7 tn Grk “from the Lord, the Spirit”; the genitive πνεύματος (pneumato") has been translated as a genitive of apposition.
[4:6] 7 sn An allusion to Gen 1:3; see also Isa 9:2.
[4:6] 8 tn Grk “the light of the knowledge of the glory”; δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.
[4:6] 9 tc ‡ Most witnesses, including several early and important ones (Ì46 א C H Ψ 0209 1739c Ï sy), read ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Ihsou Cristou, “Jesus Christ”), while other important witnesses, especially of the Western text (D F G 0243 630 1739* 1881 lat Ambst), have Χριστοῦ ᾿Ιησοῦ. The reading with just Χριστοῦ is found in A B 33 {sa} Tert {Or Ath Chr}. Even though the witnesses for the shorter reading are not numerous, they are weighty. And in light of the natural scribal proclivity to fill out the text, particularly with reference to divine names, as well as the discrepancy among the witnesses as to the order of the names, the simple reading Χριστοῦ seems to be the best candidate for authenticity. NA27 reads ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ with ᾿Ιησοῦ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
[5:11] 10 tn Or “because we know what it means to fear the Lord.”
[5:11] 11 tn The present tense of πείθομεν (peiqomen) has been translated as a conative present.
[5:11] 12 tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is generic here since clearly both men and women are in view (Paul did not attempt to win only men to the gospel he preached).
[5:11] 13 tn Or “clearly evident.” BDAG 1048 s.v. φανερόω 2.b.β has “θεῷ πεφανερώμεθα we are well known to God 2 Cor 5:11a, cp. 11b; 11:6 v.l.”
[8:19] 13 tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.
[8:19] 14 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:19] 15 tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.
[8:19] 16 tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).
[10:1] 16 tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.
[10:1] 17 tn The word “personally” is supplied to reflect the force of the Greek intensive pronoun αὐτός (autos) at the beginning of the verse.
[10:1] 18 tn Or “leniency and clemency.” D. Walker, “Paul’s Offer of Leniency of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:1): Populist Ideology and Rhetoric in a Pauline Letter Fragment (2 Cor 10:1-13:10)” (Ph.D. diss., University of Chicago, 1998), argues for this alternative translation for three main reasons: (1) When the two Greek nouns πραΰτης and ἐπιείκεια (prauth" and ejpieikeia) are used together, 90% of the time the nuance is “leniency and clemency.” (2) “Leniency and clemency” has a military connotation, which is precisely what appears in the following verses. (3) 2 Cor 10-13 speaks of Paul’s sparing use of his authority, which points to the nuance of “leniency and clemency.”
[10:1] 19 tn Or “who lack confidence.”
[10:1] 20 tn Or “when face to face with.”
[10:2] 19 tn Grk “consider us as walking.”
[10:2] 20 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”
[10:8] 22 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] 23 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).
