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 5:10

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ⁴  so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. ⁵ 

2 Corinthians 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ⁶  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Corinthians 9:8

9:8 And God is able to make all grace overflow ⁷  to you so that because you have enough ⁸  of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow ⁹  in every good work.

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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 sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a common item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. Use of the term in reference to Christ’s judgment would be familiar to Paul’s 1st century readers.

⁵ tn Or “whether good or bad.”

⁶ tn Grk “who.”

⁷ tn Or “abound.”

⁸ tn Or “so that by having enough.” The Greek participle can be translated as a participle of cause (“because you have enough”) or means (“by having enough”).

⁹ tn Or “abound.”