2 Corinthians 1:9

1:9 Indeed we felt as if the sentence of death had been passed against us, ¹  so that we would not trust in ourselves ²  but in God who raises the dead.

2 Corinthians 1:19

1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us – by me and Silvanus ³  and Timothy – was not “Yes” and “No,” but it has always been “Yes” in him.

2 Corinthians 5:18-19

5:18 And all these things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Christ, and who has given us the ministry of reconciliation. 5:19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us ⁴  the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 6:4

6:4 But as God’s servants, ⁵  we have commended ourselves in every way, ⁶  with great endurance, in persecutions, ⁷  in difficulties, in distresses,

2 Corinthians 7:1

Self-Purification

7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves ⁸  from everything that could defile the body ⁹  and the spirit, and thus accomplish ¹⁰  holiness out of reverence for God. ¹¹ 

2 Corinthians 10:5

10:5 and every arrogant obstacle ¹²  that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey ¹³  Christ.

2 Corinthians 10:13

10:13 But we will not boast beyond certain limits, ¹⁴  but will confine our boasting ¹⁵  according to the limits of the work to which God has appointed us, ¹⁶  that reaches even as far as you.

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¹ tn Grk “we ourselves had the sentence of death within ourselves.” Here ἀπόκριμα (apokrima) is being used figuratively; no actual official verdict had been given, but in light of all the difficulties that Paul and his colleagues had suffered, it seemed to them as though such an official verdict had been rendered against them (L&N 56.26).

² tn Or “might not put confidence in ourselves.”

³ sn Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).

⁴ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

⁵ tn Or “ministers.”

⁶ tn Or “we have commended ourselves by all things.”

⁷ tn Or “in trouble and suffering.”

⁸ tn Or “purify ourselves.”

⁹ tn Grk “from every defilement of the flesh.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “accomplishing.” The participle has been translated as a finite verb due to considerations of contemporary English style, and “thus” has been supplied to indicate that it represents a result of the previous cleansing.

¹¹ tn Grk “in the fear of God.”

¹² tn The phrase “every arrogant obstacle” could be translated simply “all arrogance” (so L&N 88.207).

¹³ tn Grk “to the obedience of Christ”; but since Χριστοῦ (Cristou) is clearly an objective genitive here, it is better to translate “to make it obey Christ.”

¹⁴ tn Or “boast excessively.” The phrase εἰς τὰ ἄμετρα (ei" ta ametra) is an idiom; literally it means “into that which is not measured,” that is, a point on a scale that goes beyond what might be expected (L&N 78.27).

¹⁵ tn The words “will confine our boasting” are not in the Greek text, but the reference to boasting must be repeated from the previous clause to clarify for the modern reader what is being limited.

¹⁶ tn Grk “according to the measure of the rule which God has apportioned to us as a measure”; for the translation used in the text see L&N 37.100.