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 2:13

2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, 3  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them 4  and set out 5  for Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 9:4

9:4 For if any of the Macedonians should come with me and find that you are not ready to give, we would be humiliated 6  (not to mention you) by this confidence we had in you. 7 

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 tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

4 tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

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

6 tn Or “be disgraced”; Grk “be put to shame.”

7 tn Grk “by this confidence”; the words “we had in you” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied as a necessary clarification for the English reader.