2 Korintus 5:19

5:19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us ¹  the message of reconciliation.

2 Korintus 7:14

7:14 For if I have boasted to him about anything concerning you, I have not been embarrassed by you, ²  but just as everything we said to you was true, ³  so our boasting to Titus about you ⁴  has proved true as well.

2 Korintus 11:3

11:3 But I am afraid that ⁵  just as the serpent ⁶  deceived Eve by his treachery, ⁷  your minds may be led astray ⁸  from a sincere and pure ⁹  devotion to Christ.

2 Korintus 13:2

13:2 I said before when I was present the second time and now, though absent, I say again to those who sinned previously and to all the rest, that if I come again, I will not spare anyone, ¹⁰ 

2 Korintus 13:7

13:7 Now we pray to God that you may not do anything wrong, not so that we may appear to have passed the test, ¹¹  but so that you may do what is right ¹²  even if we may appear to have failed the test. ¹³ 

[5:19]  ¹ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

[7:14]  ² tn Grk “I have not been put to shame”; the words “by you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[7:14]  ³ tn Grk “just as we spoke everything to you in truth.”

[7:14]  ⁴ tn The words “about you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”

[11:3]  ⁶ tn Or “the snake.”

[11:3]  ⁷ tn Or “craftiness.”

[11:3]  ⁸ tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”

[11:3]  ⁹ tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 Ï) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai th" Jagnothto"; Grk “and purity”) several important and early witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 pc ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (Japlothto", “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”

[13:2]  ¹⁰ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

[13:7]  ¹¹ tn Or “that we may appear to be approved.”

[13:7]  ¹² tn Or “what is good.”

[13:7]  ¹³ tn Or “even if we appear disapproved.”