2 Korintus 8:23

8:23 If there is any question ¹  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ²  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

2 Korintus 9:12

9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for ³  the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

2 Korintus 11:25

11:25 Three times I was beaten with a rod. ⁴  Once I received a stoning. ⁵  Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea.

[8:23]  ¹ tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

[8:23]  ² tn Grk “apostles.”

[9:12]  ³ tn Or “not only supplying.”

[11:25]  ⁴ sn Beaten with a rod refers to the Roman punishment of admonitio according to BDAG 902 s.v. ῥαβδίζω. Acts 16:22 describes one of these occasions in Philippi; in this case it was administered by the city magistrates, who had wide powers in a military colony.

[11:25]  ⁵ sn Received a stoning. See Acts 14:19, where this incident is described.