2 Corinthians 8:17

8:17 because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager, ¹  he is coming ²  to you of his own accord. ³ 

2 Corinthians 12:5

12:5 On behalf of such an individual I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except about my weaknesses.

2 Corinthians 4:9

4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; ⁴  we are knocked down, ⁵  but not destroyed,

2 Corinthians 6:5

6:5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, ⁶  in troubles, ⁷  in sleepless nights, in hunger,

2 Corinthians 10:14

10:14 For we were not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach as far as you, because we were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel about Christ. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 2:2

2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad ⁹  but the one I caused to be sad?

2 Corinthians 2:15

2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

2 Corinthians 11:27

11:27 in hard work and toil, ¹⁰  through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, many times without food, in cold and without enough clothing. ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 8:2

8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ¹²  of their generosity.

2 Corinthians 8:5

8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

2 Corinthians 8:14

8:14 At the present time, your abundance will meet their need, ¹³  so that one day their abundance may also meet your need, and thus there may be equality,

[8:17]  ¹ tn The comparative form of this adjective is used here with elative meaning.

[8:17]  ² tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:17]  ³ tn Or “of his own free will.”

[4:9]  ⁴ tn Or “forsaken.”

[4:9]  ⁵ tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).

[6:5]  ⁷ tn Or “rebellions” (uprisings in open defiance of civil authority).

[6:5]  ⁸ tn Usually κόποις (kopois) has been translated as “labors” or “hard work,” but see Matt 26:10 where it means “trouble”; “distress” (L&N 22.7). In this context with so many other terms denoting suffering and difficulty, such a meaning is preferable.

[10:14]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “with the gospel of Christ,” but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “with the gospel about Christ.”

[2:2]  ¹³ tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

[11:27]  ¹⁶ tn The two different words for labor are translated “in hard work and toil” by L&N 42.48.

[11:27]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “in cold and nakedness.” Paul does not mean complete nakedness, however, which would have been repugnant to a Jew; he refers instead to the lack of sufficient clothing, especially in cold weather. A related word is used to 1 Cor 4:11, also in combination with experiencing hunger and thirst.

[8:2]  ¹⁹ tn Or “riches.”

[8:14]  ²² tn Or “their lack.”