Discovery Box2 Corinthians 1:14-15 
Context1:14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours 1 in the day of the Lord Jesus. 2 1:15 And with this confidence I intended to come to you first so that you would get a second opportunity to see us, 3
2 Corinthians 4:7
Context4:7 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 5:14
Context5:14 For the love of Christ 5 controls us, since we have concluded this, that Christ 6 died for all; therefore all have died.
2 Corinthians 5:20-21
Context5:20 Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His plea 7 through us. We plead with you 8 on Christ’s behalf, “Be reconciled to God!” 5:21 God 9 made the one who did not know sin 10 to be sin for us, so that in him 11 we would become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 7:2
Context7:2 Make room for us in your hearts; 12 we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, 13 we have exploited no one. 14
2 Corinthians 8:5
Context8:5 And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
2 Corinthians 8:20
Context8:20 We did this 15 as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.
2 Corinthians 9:11
Context9:11 You will be enriched in every way so that you may be generous on every occasion, 16 which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,
1 tn Grk “that we are your boast even as you are our boast.”
2 tc ‡ On the wording “the Lord Jesus” (τοῦ κυρίου ᾿Ιησοῦ, tou kuriou Ihsou) there is some variation in the extant witnesses: ἡμῶν (Jhmwn, “our”) is found after κυρίου in several significant witnesses (א B F G P 0121 0243 6 33 81 1739 1881 2464 al lat co); the pronoun is lacking from Ì46vid A C D Ψ Ï. Although in Paul “our Lord Jesus Christ” is a common expression, “our Lord Jesus” is relatively infrequent (cf., e.g., Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 3:11, 13; 2 Thess 1:8, 12). “The Lord Jesus” occurs about as often as “our Lord Jesus” (cf. 1 Cor 11:23; 16:23; 2 Cor 4:14; 11:31; Eph 1:15; 1 Thess 4:2; 2 Thess 1:7; Phlm 5). Thus, on balance, since scribes would tend to expand on the text, it is probably best to consider the shorter reading as authentic. NA27 places the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.
3 tn Grk “a second grace,” “a second favor” (used figuratively of a second visit by Paul).
4 tn Grk “the surpassingness of the power”; δυνάμεως (dunamew") has been translated as an attributed genitive (“extraordinary power”).
5 tn The phrase ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Χριστοῦ (Jh agaph tou Cristou, “the love of Christ”) could be translated as either objective genitive (“our love for Christ”) or subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”). Either is grammatically possible, but with the reference to Christ’s death for all in the following clauses, a subjective genitive (“Christ’s love for us”) is more likely.
6 tn Grk “one”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Or “as though God were begging.”
8 tn Or “we beg you.”
9 tn Grk “He”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
10 sn The one who did not know sin is a reference to Jesus Christ.
11 sn That is, “in Christ.”
12 tn The phrase “in your hearts” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
13 tn “We have ruined no one” may refer to financial loss (“we have caused no one to suffer financial loss”) but it may also refer to the undermining of faith (“we have corrupted no one’s faith,”). Both options are mentioned in L&N 20.23.
14 tn Or “we have taken advantage of no one.”
15 tn “This” refers to sending the brother mentioned in 2 Cor 8:18 to Corinth along with Titus. The words “We did this” have no equivalent in the Greek text, but are necessary to maintain the thought flow in English. The Greek participle that begins v. 20 continues the sentence begun in v. 18 which concerns the sending of the other brother mentioned there.
16 tn Grk “in every way for every generosity,” or “he will always make you rich enough to be generous at all times” (L&N 57.29).
