2 Korintus 3:8

3:8 how much more glorious will the ministry of the Spirit be? ¹ 

2 Korintus 4:1

Paul’s Perseverance in Ministry

4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, ²  we do not become discouraged. ³ 

2 Korintus 5:18

5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation.

2 Korintus 6:3

6:3 We do not give anyone ⁴  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ⁵  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

[3:8]  ¹ tn Grk “how will not rather the ministry of the Spirit be with glory?”

[4:1]  ² tn Grk “just as we have been shown mercy”; ἠλεήθημεν (hlehqhmen) has been translated as a “divine passive” which is a circumlocution for God as the active agent. For clarity this was converted to an active construction with God as subject in the translation.

[4:1]  ³ tn Or “we do not lose heart.”

[6:3]  ⁴ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[6:3]  ⁵ tn Other interpretations of the first part of 2 Cor 6:3 are possible. The phrase could also mean, “not putting an obstacle in the way of anyone” (L&N 22.14), or “giving no one in anything a cause to sin” (L&N 88.307).