2 Corinthians 1:5

1:5 For just as the sufferings ¹  of Christ ²  overflow ³  toward us, so also our comfort through Christ overflows to you. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 2:9

2:9 For this reason also I wrote you: ⁵  to test you to see ⁶  if you are obedient in everything.

2 Corinthians 6:1

God’s Suffering Servants

6:1 Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain. ⁷ 

2 Corinthians 6:13

6:13 Now as a fair exchange – I speak as to my ⁸  children – open wide your hearts to us ⁹  also.

2 Corinthians 8:21

8:21 For we are concerned about what is right not only before the Lord but also before men. ¹⁰ 

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¹ tn This Greek word translated “sufferings” here (πάθημα, paqhma) is a different one than the one Paul uses for his own afflictions/persecutions (θλῖψις, qliyi") in v. 4.

² tn I.e., suffering incurred by Paul as a consequence of his relationship to Christ. The genitive could be considered to have a causative nuance here.

³ tn Traditionally, “abound” (here and throughout this section).

⁴ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by the statements in the following verse.

⁵ tn The word “you” is not in the Greek text, but is implied (as an understood direct object).

⁶ tn Grk “to know the proof of you,” that is, to know if the Corinthians’ obedience to Paul as an apostle was genuine (L&N 72.7).

⁷ tn Or “receive the grace of God uselessly.”

⁸ tn The word “my” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

⁹ tn The words “to us” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

¹⁰ sn An allusion to Prov 3:4.