2 Corinthians 2:15

2:15 For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing –

2 Corinthians 3:5

3:5 Not that we are adequate¹ in ourselves to consider anything as if it were coming from ourselves, but our adequacy² is from God,

2 Corinthians 4:7

An Eternal Weight of Glory

4:7 But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power³ belongs to God and does not come from us.

2 Corinthians 5:5

5:5 Now the one who prepared us for this very purpose⁴ is God, who gave us the Spirit as a down payment.⁵

2 Corinthians 5:13

5:13 For if we are out of our minds, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

2 Corinthians 5:18

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.

2 Corinthians 6:4

6:4 But as God’s servants,⁶ we have commended ourselves in every way,⁷ with great endurance, in persecutions,⁸ in difficulties, in distresses,

2 Corinthians 6:7

6:7 by truthful⁹ teaching,¹⁰ by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,¹¹

2 Corinthians 7:10

7:10 For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

2 Corinthians 8:5

8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.

2 Corinthians 9:7

9:7 Each one of you should give¹² just as he has decided in his heart,¹³ not reluctantly¹⁴ or under compulsion,¹⁵ because God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:11-12

9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion,¹⁶ which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 9:12 because the service of this ministry is not only providing for¹⁷ the needs of the saints but is also overflowing with many thanks to God.

2 Corinthians 9:14

9:14 And in their prayers on your behalf they long for you because of the extraordinary grace God has shown to you.¹⁸

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

10:4 for the weapons of our warfare are not human weapons,¹⁹ but are made powerful by God²⁰ for tearing down strongholds.²¹ We tear down arguments²² 10:5 and every arrogant obstacle²³ that is raised up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obey²⁴ Christ.

2 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 Or did I commit a sin by humbling myself²⁵ so that you could be exalted, because I proclaimed²⁶ the gospel of God to you free of charge?

2 Corinthians 12:3

12:3 And I know that this man (whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, God knows)

2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters,²⁷ rejoice, set things right, be encouraged, agree with one another, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.

2 Corinthians 13:13

13:13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship²⁸ of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

¹tn Or “competent.”

²tn Or “competence.”

³tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).

⁴tn Grk “for this very thing.”

⁵tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit” (see the note on the phrase “down payment” in 1:22).

⁶tn Or “ministers.”

⁷tn Or “we have commended ourselves by all things.”

⁸tn Or “in trouble and suffering.”

⁹tn Grk “by the word of truth”; understanding ἀληθείας (alhqeias) as an attributive genitive (“truthful word”).

¹⁰tn Or “speech.” In this context it is more likely that λόγος (logos) refers to Paul’s message (thus “teaching”) than to his speech in general.

¹¹tn The phrase “for the right hand and for the left” possibly refers to a combination of an offensive weapon (a sword for the right hand) and a defensive weapon (a shield for the left).

¹²tn Or “must do.” The words “of you” and “should give” are not in the Greek text, which literally reads, “Each one just as he has decided in his heart.” The missing words are an ellipsis; these or similar phrases must be supplied for the English reader.

¹³tn Or “in his mind.”

¹⁴tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”

¹⁵tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

¹⁶tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).

¹⁷tn Or “not only supplying.”

¹⁸tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians.

¹⁹tn Grk “are not fleshly [weapons].” The repetition of the word “warfare” does not occur in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity.

²⁰tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.”

²¹sn Ultimately Paul is referring here to the false arguments of his opponents, calling them figuratively “strongholds.” This Greek word (ὀχύρωμα, ocurwma) is used only here in the NT.

²²tn Or “speculations.”

²³tn The phrase “every arrogant obstacle” could be translated simply “all arrogance” (so L&N 88.207).

²⁴tn 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.”

²⁵sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.

²⁶tn Or “preached.”

²⁷tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

²⁸tn Or “communion.”