2 Corinthians 5:12

5:12 We are not trying to commend ¹  ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, ²  so that you may be able to answer those who take pride ³  in outward appearance ⁴  and not in what is in the heart.

2 Corinthians 5:16

5:16 So then from now on we acknowledge ⁵  no one from an outward human point of view. ⁶  Even though we have known Christ from such a human point of view, ⁷  now we do not know him in that way any longer.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Self-Purification

7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves ⁸  from everything that could defile the body ⁹  and the spirit, and thus accomplish ¹⁰  holiness out of reverence for God. ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 7:5

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ¹²  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

2 Corinthians 9:4

9:4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated ¹³  (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you. ¹⁴ 

2 Corinthians 9:8

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ¹⁵  to you so that because you have enough ¹⁶  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ¹⁷  in every good work.

2 Corinthians 10:7

10:7 You are looking at outward appearances. ¹⁸  If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should reflect on this again: Just as he himself belongs to Christ, so too do we.

2 Corinthians 12:11

The Signs of an Apostle

12:11 I have become a fool. You yourselves forced me to do it, for I should have been commended by you. For I lack nothing in comparison ¹⁹  to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.

2 Corinthians 13:3

13:3 since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He ²⁰  is not weak toward you but is powerful among you.

2 Corinthians 13:5

13:5 Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test! ²¹ 

[5:12]  ¹ tn The present tense of συνιστάνομεν (sunistanomen) has been translated as a conative present.

[5:12]  ² tn Or “to boast about us.”

[5:12]  ³ tn Or “who boast.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Or “in what is seen.”

[5:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “we know.”

[5:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “no one according to the flesh.”

[5:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “we have known Christ according to the flesh.”

[7:1]  ⁹ tn Or “purify ourselves.”

[7:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “from every defilement of the flesh.”

[7:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “accomplishing.” The participle has been translated as a finite verb due to considerations of contemporary English style, and “thus” has been supplied to indicate that it represents a result of the previous cleansing.

[7:1]  ¹² tn Grk “in the fear of God.”

[7:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “our flesh.”

[9:4]  ¹⁷ tn Or “be disgraced”; Grk “be put to shame.”

[9:4]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “by this confidence”; the words “we had in you” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied as a necessary clarification for the English reader.

[9:8]  ²¹ tn Or “abound.”

[9:8]  ²² tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

[9:8]  ²³ tn Or “abound.”

[10:7]  ²⁵ tn The phrase is close to a recognized idiom for judging based on outward appearances (L&N 30.120). Some translators see a distinction, however, and translate 2 Cor 10:7a as “Look at what is in front of your eyes,” that is, the obvious facts of the case (so NRSV).

[12:11]  ²⁹ tn Or “I am in no way inferior.”

[13:3]  ³³ tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[13:5]  ³⁷ tn Or “unless indeed you are disqualified.”