2 Corinthians 2:13

2:13 I had no relief in my spirit, ¹  because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said good-bye to them ²  and set out ³  for Macedonia.

2 Corinthians 11:16

Paul’s Sufferings for Christ

11:16 I say again, let no one think that I am a fool. ⁴  But if you do, then at least accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.

2 Corinthians 11:21

11:21 (To my disgrace ⁵  I must say that we were too weak for that!) ⁶  But whatever anyone else dares to boast about ⁷  (I am speaking foolishly), I also dare to boast about the same thing. ⁸ 

2 Corinthians 11:23

11:23 Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking like I am out of my mind!) I am even more so: with much greater labors, with far more imprisonments, with more severe beatings, facing death many times.

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¹ tn Or “I had no peace of mind.”

² tn Or “I took my leave of them.”

³ tn Since this refers to the outset of a journey, the aorist ἐξῆλθον (exhlqon) is taken ingressively.

⁴ tn Or “am foolish.”

⁵ tn Or “my shame.”

⁶ sn It seems best, in context, to see the statement we were too weak for that as a parenthetical and ironic comment by Paul on his physical condition (weakness or sickness) while he was with the Corinthians (cf. 2 Cor 12:7-10; Gal 4:15).

⁷ tn The words “to boast about” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.

⁸ tn Grk “I also dare”; the words “to boast about the same thing” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.