2 Corinthians 4:5

4:5 For we do not proclaim ¹  ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves ²  for Jesus’ sake.

2 Corinthians 4:14

4:14 We do so ³  because we know that the one who raised up Jesus ⁴  will also raise us up with Jesus and will bring us with you into his presence.

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 ⁵  in our mortal body. ⁶ 

2 Corinthians 11:4

11:4 For if someone comes and proclaims ⁷  another Jesus different from the one we proclaimed, ⁸  or if you receive a different spirit than the one you received, ⁹  or a different gospel than the one you accepted, ¹⁰  you put up with it well enough! ¹¹ 

[4:5]  ¹ tn Or “preach.”

[4:5]  ² tn Traditionally, “servants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[4:14]  ³ tn Grk “speak, because.” A new sentence was started here in the translation, with the words “We do so” supplied to preserve the connection with the preceding statement.

[4:14]  ⁴ tc ‡ Several important witnesses (א C D F G Ψ 1881), as well as the Byzantine text, add κύριον (kurion) here, changing the reading to “the Lord Jesus.” Although the external evidence in favor of the shorter reading is slim, the witnesses are important, early, and diverse (Ì⁴⁶ B [0243 33] 629 [630] 1175* [1739] pc r sa). Very likely scribes with pietistic motives added the word κύριον, as they were prone to do, thus compounding this title for the Lord.

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[11:4]  ⁷ tn Or “preaches.”

[11:4]  ⁸ tn Grk “another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed.”

[11:4]  ⁹ tn Grk “a different spirit which you did not receive.”

[11:4]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”

[11:4]  ¹¹ tn Or “you endure it very well.”