2 Corinthians 4:3

4:3 But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing,

2 Corinthians 5:9

5:9 So then whether we are alive ¹  or away, we make it our ambition to please him. ² 

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 8:8

8:8 I am not saying this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison with the eagerness of others. ³ 

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¹ tn Grk “whether we are at home” [in the body]; an idiom for being alive (L&N 23.91).

² tn Grk “to be pleasing to him.”

³ tn Grk “by means of the eagerness of others.”