2 Corinthians 9:5

9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to urge these brothers to go to you in advance and to arrange ahead of time the generous contribution ¹  you had promised, so this may be ready as a generous gift ²  and not as something you feel forced to do. ³ 

2 Corinthians 11:26

11:26 I have been on journeys many times, in dangers from rivers, in dangers from robbers, ⁴  in dangers from my own countrymen, in dangers from Gentiles, in dangers in the city, in dangers in the wilderness, ⁵  in dangers at sea, in dangers from false brothers,

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¹ tn Grk “the blessing.”

² tn Grk “a blessing.”

³ tn Grk “as a covetousness”; that is, a gift given grudgingly or under compulsion.

⁴ tn Or “bandits.” The word normally refers more to highwaymen (“robbers”) but can also refer to insurrectionists or revolutionaries (“bandits”).

⁵ tn Or “desert.”