2 Corinthians 2:2

2:2 For if I make you sad, who would be left to make me glad¹ but the one I caused to be sad?

2 Corinthians 2:5

2:5 But if anyone has caused sadness, he has not saddened me alone, but to some extent (not to exaggerate)² he has saddened all of you as well.

2 Corinthians 2:7

2:7 so that now instead³ you should rather forgive and comfort him.⁴ This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair.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 5:20

5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea⁶ through us. We plead with you⁷ on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!”

2 Corinthians 6:17

6:17 Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing,⁸ and I will welcome⁹ you,¹⁰

2 Corinthians 8:6

8:6 Thus¹¹ we urged¹² Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work,¹³ so also he should complete this act of kindness¹⁴ for you.

2 Corinthians 8:13

8:13 For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

2 Corinthians 8:17

8:17 because he not only accepted our request, but since he was very eager,¹⁵ he is coming¹⁶ to you of his own accord.¹⁷

2 Corinthians 9:7

9:7 Each one of you should give¹⁸ just as he has decided in his heart,¹⁹ not reluctantly²⁰ or under compulsion,²¹ because God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 10:16

10:16 so that we may preach the gospel in the regions that lie beyond you, and not boast of work already done in another person’s area.

2 Corinthians 13:1

Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth

13:1 This is the third time I am coming to visit²² you. By the testimony²³ of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.²⁴

2 Corinthians 13:11

Final Exhortations and Greetings

13:11 Finally, brothers and sisters,²⁵ 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 fellowship²⁶ of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

¹tn Or “to cheer me up.” L&N 25.131 translates this “For if I were to make you sad, who would be left to cheer me up?”

²tn Or “(not to say too much)”; Grk “(not to burden you [with words]).”

³tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”

⁴tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

⁵tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

⁶tn Or “as though God were begging.”

⁷tn Or “we beg you.”

⁸sn A quotation from Isa 52:11.

⁹tn Or “will receive.”

¹⁰sn A paraphrased quotation from Ezek 20:41.

¹¹tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.

¹²tn Or “we exhorted.”

¹³tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.

¹⁴tn Grk “this grace.”

¹⁵tn The comparative form of this adjective is used here with elative meaning.

¹⁶tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

¹⁷tn Or “of his own free will.”

¹⁸tn 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.

¹⁹tn Or “in his mind.”

²⁰tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”

²¹tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”

²²tn The word “visit” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

²³tn Grk “By the mouth.”

²⁴sn A quotation from Deut 19:15 (also quoted in Matt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19).

²⁵tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

²⁶tn Or “communion.”