2 Korintus 3:1

A Living Letter

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? ¹ 

2 Korintus 8:18-19

8:18 And we are sending ²  along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the gospel. ³  8:19 In addition, ⁴  this brother ⁵  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁶  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ⁷ 

[3:1]  ¹ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply (“No, we do not”) which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “do we?”

[8:18]  ² tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

[8:18]  ³ tn Grk “the brother of whom the praise in the gospel [is] throughout all the churches.”

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ⁶ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁷ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).