2 Corinthians 8:1

Completing the Collection for the Saints

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, ¹  the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,

2 Corinthians 8:23

8:23 If there is any question ²  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ³  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters, ⁴  rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Corinthians 1:8

1:8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, ⁵  regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, ⁶  that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.

2 Corinthians 11:9

11:9 When ⁷  I was with you and was in need, I was not a burden to anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia fully supplied my needs. ⁸  I ⁹  kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and will continue to do so.

[8:1]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[8:23]  ² tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

[8:23]  ³ tn Grk “apostles.”

[13:11]  ³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

[1:8]  ⁴ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1., where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:8]  ⁵ tn Grk “Asia”; in the NT this always refers to the Roman province of Asia, made up of about one-third of the west and southwest end of modern Asia Minor. Asia lay to the west of the region of Phrygia and Galatia. The words “the province of” are supplied to indicate to the modern reader that this does not refer to the continent of Asia.

[11:9]  ⁵ tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[11:9]  ⁶ tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elqonte") is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).

[11:9]  ⁷ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.