2 Corinthians 6:11-12

6:11 We have spoken freely to you, ¹  Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you. 6:12 Our affection for you is not restricted, ²  but you are restricted in your affections for us.

2 Corinthians 7:3

7:3 I do not say this to condemn you, for I told you before ³  that you are in our hearts so that we die together and live together with you. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 12:15

12:15 Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! ⁵  If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

[6:11]  ¹ tn Grk “our mouth has been open to you,” an idiom for openness in communication.

[6:12]  ² tn Grk “You are not restricted by us.”

[7:3]  ³ sn See 2 Cor 1:4-7.

[7:3]  ⁴ tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

[12:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “souls.”