2 Corinthians 2:3

2:3 And I wrote this very thing to you, ¹  so that when I came ²  I would not have sadness from those who ought to make me rejoice, since I am confident in you all that my joy would be yours.

2 Corinthians 4:13

4:13 But since we have the same spirit of faith as that shown in ³  what has been written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” ⁴  we also believe, therefore we also speak.

2 Corinthians 5:4

5:4 For we groan while we are in this tent, ⁵  since we are weighed down, ⁶  because we do not want to be unclothed, but clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.

2 Corinthians 7:1

Self-Purification

7:1 Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us cleanse ourselves ⁷  from everything that could defile the body ⁸  and the spirit, and thus accomplish ⁹  holiness out of reverence for God. ¹⁰ 

2 Corinthians 8:10

8:10 So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you ¹¹  made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,

2 Corinthians 9:2

9:2 because I know your eagerness to help. ¹²  I keep boasting to the Macedonians about this eagerness of yours, ¹³  that Achaia has been ready to give ¹⁴  since last year, and your zeal to participate ¹⁵  has stirred up most of them. ¹⁶ 

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¹ tn The words “to you” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

² sn So that when I came. Regarding this still future visit by Paul, see 2 Cor 12:14; 13:1.

³ tn Grk “spirit of faith according to.”

⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 116:10.

⁵ sn See the note in 5:1 on the phrase the tent we live in.

⁶ tn Or “we are burdened.”

⁷ tn Or “purify ourselves.”

⁸ tn Grk “from every defilement of the flesh.”

⁹ tn Grk “accomplishing.” The participle has been translated as a finite verb due to considerations of contemporary English style, and “thus” has been supplied to indicate that it represents a result of the previous cleansing.

¹⁰ tn Grk “in the fear of God.”

¹¹ tn Grk “who.”

¹² tn The words “to help” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

¹³ tn Grk “concerning which I keep boasting to the Macedonians about you.” A new sentence was started here and the translation was simplified by removing the relative clause and repeating the antecedent “this eagerness of yours.”

¹⁴ tn The words “to give” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

¹⁵ tn The words “to participate” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

¹⁶ sn Most of them is a reference to the Macedonians (cf. v. 4).