2 Corinthians 3:9

3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, 1  how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness 2  excel 3  in glory!

2 Corinthians 4:7

An Eternal Weight of Glory

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

2 Corinthians 6:14

Unequal Partners

6:14 Do not become partners 5  with those who do not believe, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 8:12

8:12 For if the eagerness is present, the gift itself 6  is acceptable according to whatever one has, not according to what he does not have.

1 tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”

2 tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”

3 tn Traditionally, “abound.”

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

5 tn Or “Do not be mismatched.”

6 tn The words “the gift itself” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Translators often supply an English phrase like “it is” (NASB) but in the context, Paul is clearly referring to the collection Titus was to oversee (2 Cor 8:4-7). Therefore there is no reason not to specify the referent (the gift) more narrowly for clarity.