2 Corinthians 4:11

4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ¹  in our mortal body. ² 

2 Corinthians 10:3

10:3 For though we live ³  as human beings, ⁴  we do not wage war according to human standards, ⁵ 

2 Corinthians 10:1

Paul’s Authority from the Lord

10:1 Now I, Paul, appeal to you ⁶  personally ⁷  by the meekness and gentleness ⁸  of Christ (I who am meek ⁹  when present among ¹⁰  you, but am full of courage ¹¹  toward you when away!) –

2 Corinthians 4:1-2

Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry

4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, ¹²  we do not become discouraged. ¹³  4:2 But we have rejected ¹⁴  shameful hidden deeds, ¹⁵  not behaving ¹⁶  with deceptiveness ¹⁷  or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience before God.

[4:11]  ¹ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ² tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[10:3]  ³ tn Grk “we walk.”

[10:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “in the flesh.”

[10:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “according to the flesh.”

[10:1]  ⁶ tn The Greek pronoun (“you”) is plural.

[10:1]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Or “who lack confidence.”

[10:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “when face to face with.”

[10:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “but bold.”

[4:1]  ¹² tn Grk “just as we have been shown mercy”; ἠλεήθημεν (hlehqhmen) has been translated as a “divine passive” which is a circumlocution for God as the active agent. For clarity this was converted to an active construction with God as subject in the translation.

[4:1]  ¹³ tn Or “we do not lose heart.”

[4:2]  ¹⁴ 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]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the hidden things [deeds] of shame”; here αἰσχύνης (aiscunh") has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[4:2]  ¹⁶ tn Or “not conducting ourselves”; Grk “not walking” (a common NT idiom for conduct, way of life, or behavior).

[4:2]  ¹⁷ tn Or “craftiness.”