2 Korintus 1:9

1:9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, ¹  so that we would not trust in ourselves ²  but in God who raises the dead.

2 Korintus 1:23

Why Paul Postponed His Visit

1:23 Now I appeal to God as my witness, ³  that to spare ⁴  you I did not come again to Corinth. ⁵ 

2 Korintus 4:7

An Eternal Weight of Glory

4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power ⁶  belongs to God and does not come from us.

2 Korintus 4:10-11

4:10 always carrying around in our body the death of Jesus, ⁷  so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ⁸  in our body. 4:11 For we who are alive are constantly being handed over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be made visible ⁹  in our mortal body. ¹⁰ 

2 Korintus 6:10

6:10 as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

2 Korintus 7:5

7:5 For even when we came into Macedonia, our body ¹¹  had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

2 Korintus 7:13

7:13 Therefore we have been encouraged. And in addition to our own encouragement, we rejoiced even more at the joy of Titus, because all of you have refreshed his spirit. ¹² 

2 Korintus 10:5

10:5 and every arrogant obstacle ¹³  that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey ¹⁴  Christ.

2 Korintus 12:3

12:3 And I know that this man (whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows)

[1:9]  ¹ tn Grk “we ourselves had the sentence of death within ourselves.” Here ἀπόκριμα (apokrima) is being used figuratively; no actual official verdict had been given, but in light of all the difficulties that Paul and his colleagues had suffered, it seemed to them as though such an official verdict had been rendered against them (L&N 56.26).

[1:9]  ² tn Or “might not put confidence in ourselves.”

[1:23]  ³ tn Grk “I call upon God as witness against my soul.” Normally this implies an appeal for help (L&N 33.176).

[1:23]  ⁴ tn Here φειδόμενος (feidomeno") has been translated as a telic participle.

[1:23]  ⁵ sn Paul had promised to come again to visit (see 2 Cor 1:15, 24) but explains here why he had changed his plans.

[1:23]  map For location see JP1 C2; JP2 C2; JP3 C2; JP4 C2.

[4:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).

[4:10]  ⁷ tn The first clause of 2 Cor 4:10 is elliptical and apparently refers to the fact that Paul was constantly in danger of dying in the same way Jesus died (by violence at least). According to L&N 23.99 it could be translated, “at all times we live in the constant threat of being killed as Jesus was.”

[4:10]  ⁸ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ⁹ tn Or “may also be revealed.”

[4:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “mortal flesh.”

[7:5]  ¹¹ tn Grk “our flesh.”

[7:13]  ¹² tn Or “all of you have put his mind at ease.”

[10:5]  ¹³ tn The phrase “every arrogant obstacle” could be translated simply “all arrogance” (so L&N 88.207).

[10:5]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to the obedience of Christ”; but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “to make it obey Christ.”