2 Corinthians 3:1

A Living Letter

3:1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? We don’t need letters of recommendation to you or from you as some other people do, do we? ¹ 

2 Corinthians 7:2

7:2 Make room for us in your hearts; ²  we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, ³  we have exploited no one. ⁴ 

2 Corinthians 13:9

13:9 For we rejoice whenever we are weak, but you are strong. And we pray for this: that you may become fully qualified. ⁵ 

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¹ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply (“No, we do not”) which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “do we?”

² tn The phrase “in your hearts” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

³ tn “We have ruined no one” may refer to financial loss (“we have caused no one to suffer financial loss”) but it may also refer to the undermining of faith (“we have corrupted no one’s faith,”). Both options are mentioned in L&N 20.23.

⁴ tn Or “we have taken advantage of no one.”

⁵ tn Or “fully equipped.”