2 Korintus 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ¹  so that when I came ²  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

2 Korintus 8:19

8:19 In addition, ³  this brother ⁴  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁵  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ⁶ 

2 Korintus 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.

2 Korintus 12:21

12:21 I am afraid that ¹⁰  when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for ¹¹  many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.

[2:3]  ¹ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[2:3]  ² sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

[8:19]  ³ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

[8:19]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the brother mentioned in v. 18) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:19]  ⁵ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

[8:19]  ⁶ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).

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

[11:9]  ⁸ 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]  ⁹ tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.

[12:21]  ¹⁰ tn The words “I am afraid that” are not repeated in the Greek text from v. 20, but are needed for clarity.

[12:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “I will mourn over.”