2 Corinthians 5:10

5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, ¹  so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil. ² 

2 Corinthians 5:19

5:19 In other words, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting people’s trespasses against them, and he has given us ³  the message of reconciliation.

2 Corinthians 6:2

6:2 For he says, “I heard you at the acceptable time, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” ⁴  Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!

2 Corinthians 7:7

7:7 We were encouraged ⁵  not only by his arrival, but also by the encouragement ⁶  you gave ⁷  him, as he reported to us your longing, your mourning, ⁸  your deep concern ⁹  for me, so that I rejoiced more than ever.

2 Corinthians 8:22-23

8:22 And we are sending ¹⁰  with them our brother whom we have tested many times and found eager in many matters, but who now is much more eager than ever because of the great confidence he has in you. 8:23 If there is any question ¹¹  about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you; if there is any question about our brothers, they are messengers ¹²  of the churches, a glory to Christ.

2 Corinthians 12:9

12:9 But ¹³  he said to me, “My grace is enough ¹⁴  for you, for my ¹⁵  power is made perfect ¹⁶  in weakness.” So then, I will boast most gladly ¹⁷  about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may reside in ¹⁸  me.

2 Corinthians 12:18

12:18 I urged Titus to visit you ¹⁹  and I sent our ²⁰  brother along with him. Titus did not take advantage of you, did he? ²¹  Did we not conduct ourselves in the same spirit? Did we not behave in the same way? ²² 

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¹ sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bhma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and sometimes furnished with a seat, used by officials in addressing an assembly or making pronouncements, often on judicial matters. The judgment seat was a common item in Greco-Roman culture, often located in the agora, the public square or marketplace in the center of a city. Use of the term in reference to Christ’s judgment would be familiar to Paul’s 1st century readers.

² tn Or “whether good or bad.”

³ tn Or “he has entrusted to us.”

⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 49:8.

⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of this Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation by supplying the phrase “We were encouraged.”

⁶ tn Or “comfort,” “consolation.”

⁷ tn Grk “by the encouragement with which he was encouraged by you.” The passive construction was translated as an active one in keeping with contemporary English style, and the repeated word “encouraged” was replaced in the translation by “gave” to avoid redundancy in the translation.

⁸ tn Or “your grieving,” “your deep sorrow.”

⁹ tn Or “your zeal.”

¹⁰ tn This verb has been translated as an epistolary aorist.

¹¹ tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite Juper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.”

¹² tn Grk “apostles.”

¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” because of the contrast implicit in the context.

¹⁴ tn Or “is sufficient.”

¹⁵ tc The majority of later mss (א² A^c D¹ Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï) as well as some versional witnesses include the pronoun “my” here, but the omission of the pronoun has excellent external support (Ì^46vid א* A* B D* F G latt). Scribes probably added the pronoun for clarity, making the obvious referent explicit. This would also make “power” more parallel with “my grace.” Though the original text probably did not include “my,” scribes who added the word were following the sense of Paul’s statement.

tn The pronoun “my” was supplied in the translation to clarify the sense of Paul’s expression.

¹⁶ tn Or “my power comes to full strength.”

¹⁷ tn “Most gladly,” a comparative form used with superlative meaning and translated as such.

¹⁸ tn Or “may rest on.”

¹⁹ tn The words “to visit you” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and must be supplied for the modern reader.

²⁰ tn Grk “the.”

²¹ tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer, indicated by the ‘tag’ question “did he?” at the end of the clause.

²² tn Grk “[Did we not walk] in the same tracks?” This is an idiom that means to imitate someone else or to behave as they do. Paul’s point is that he and Titus have conducted themselves in the same way toward the Corinthians. If Titus did not take advantage of the Corinthians, then neither did Paul.