2 Corinthians 1:6

1:6 But if we are afflicted, ¹  it is for your comfort and salvation; if we are comforted, it is for your comfort that you experience in your patient endurance of the same sufferings that we also suffer.

2 Corinthians 7:7

7:7 We were encouraged ²  not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement ³  you gave ⁴  him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, ⁵  your deep concern ⁶  for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

2 Corinthians 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ⁷  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Corinthians 9:13

9:13 Through the evidence ⁸  of this service ⁹  they will glorify God because of your obedience to your confession in the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your sharing ¹⁰  with them and with everyone.

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¹ tn Or “are troubled.”

² tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “We were encouraged.”

³ tn Or “comfort,” “consolation.”

⁴ tn Grk “by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you.” The passive construction was translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the repeated word “encouraged” was replaced in the translation by “gave” to avoid redundancy in the translation.

⁵ tn Or “your grieving,” “your deep sorrow.”

⁶ tn Or “your zeal.”

⁷ tn Grk “who.”

⁸ tn Or “proof,” or perhaps “testing” (NRSV).

⁹ tn Or “ministry.”

¹⁰ tn Or “your partnership”; Grk “your fellowship.”