2 Corinthians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the church of God that is in Corinth, ²  with all the saints who are in all Achaia. ³ 

2 Corinthians 2:13

2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, ⁴  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them ⁵  and set out ⁶  for Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 8:19

8:19 In addition, ⁷  this brother ⁸  has also been chosen by the churches as our traveling companion as we administer this generous gift ⁹  to the glory of the Lord himself and to show our readiness to help. ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 8:22

8:22 And we are sending ¹¹  with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you.

2 Corinthians 12:18

12:18 I urged Titus to visit you ¹²  and I sent our ¹³  brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? ¹⁴  Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way? ¹⁵ 

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¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

² map For location see JP1-C2; JP2-C2; JP3-C2; JP4-C2.

³ tn Or “are throughout Achaia.”

⁴ tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

⁵ tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

⁶ tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.

⁷ tn Grk “gospel, and not only this, but.” Here a new sentence was started in the translation.

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

⁹ tn That is, the offering or collection being taken to assist impoverished Christians.

¹⁰ tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied (see L&N 25.68).

¹¹ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

¹² tn The words “to visit you” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern reader.

¹³ tn Grk “the.”

¹⁴ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “did he?” at the end of the clause.

¹⁵ tn Grk “[Did we not walk] in the same tracks?” This is an idiom that means to imitate someone else or to behave as they do. Paul’s point is that he and Titus have conducted themselves in the same way toward the Corinthians. If Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians, then neither did Paul.