2 Corinthians 6:5

6:5 in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, ¹  in troubles, ²  in sleepless nights, in hunger,

2 Corinthians 12:10

12:10 Therefore I am content with ³  weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties ⁴  for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.

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¹ tn Or “rebellions” (uprisings in open defiance of civil authority).

² tn Usually κόποις (kopois) has been translated as “labors” or “hard work,” but see Matt 26:10 where it means “trouble”; “distress” (L&N 22.7). In this context with so many other terms denoting suffering and difficulty, such a meaning is preferable.

³ tn Or “I take delight in.”

⁴ tn Or “calamities.”