2 Corinthians 1:13

1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what ¹  you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely ² 

2 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 Not that we are adequate ³  in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy ⁴  is from God,

2 Corinthians 6:3

6:3 We do not give anyone ⁵  an occasion for taking an offense in anything, ⁶  so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

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¹ tn Grk “than the things.”

² tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”

³ tn Or “competent.”

⁴ tn Or “competence.”

⁵ tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

⁶ tn Other interpretations of the first part of 2 Cor 6:3 are possible. The phrase could also mean, “not putting an obstacle in the way of anyone” (L&N 22.14), or “giving no one in anything a cause to sin” (L&N 88.307).