2 Korintus 5:11

The Message of Reconciliation

5:11 Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, ¹  we try to persuade ²  people, ³  but we are well known ⁴  to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

2 Korintus 12:2

12:2 I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) was caught up to the third heaven.

2 Korintus 12:9

12:9 But ⁵  he said to me, “My grace is enough ⁶  for you, for my ⁷  power is made perfect ⁸  in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly ⁹  about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in ¹⁰  me.

[5:11]  ¹ tn Or “because we know what it means to fear the Lord.”

[5:11]  ² tn The present tense of πείθομεν (peiqomen) has been translated as a conative present.

[5:11]  ³ tn Grk “men”; but ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is generic here since clearly both men and women are in view (Paul did not attempt to win only men to the gospel he preached).

[5:11]  ⁴ tn Or “clearly evident.” BDAG 1048 s.v. φανερόω 2.b.β has “θεῷ πεφανερώμεθα we are well known to God 2 Cor 5:11a, cp. 11b; 11:6 v.l.”

[12:9]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” because of the contrast implicit in the context.

[12:9]  ⁶ tn Or “is sufficient.”

[12:9]  ⁷ tc The majority of later mss (א² A^c D¹ Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï) as well as some versional witnesses include the pronoun “my” here, but the omission of the pronoun has excellent external support (Ì^46vid א* A* B D* F G latt). Scribes probably added the pronoun for clarity, making the obvious referent explicit. This would also make “power” more parallel with “my grace.” Though the original text probably did not include “my,” scribes who added the word were following the sense of Paul’s statement.

[12:9]  tn The pronoun “my” was supplied in the translation to clarify the sense of Paul’s expression.

[12:9]  ⁸ tn Or “my power comes to full strength.”

[12:9]  ⁹ tn “Most gladly,” a comparative form used with superlative meaning and translated as such.

[12:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or “may rest on.”