Discovery Box2 Corinthians 2:7 
Context2:7 so that now instead 1 you should rather forgive and comfort him. 2 This will keep him from being overwhelmed by excessive grief to the point of despair. 3
2 Corinthians 5:15
Context5:15 And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised. 4
2 Corinthians 8:6
Context8:6 Thus 5 we urged 6 Titus that, just as he had previously begun this work, 7 so also he should complete this act of kindness 8 for you.
2 Corinthians 8:20
Context8:20 We did this 9 as a precaution so that no one should blame us in regard to this generous gift we are administering.
2 Corinthians 9:7
Context9:7 Each one of you should give 10 just as he has decided in his heart, 11 not reluctantly 12 or under compulsion, 13 because God loves a cheerful giver.
1 tn Grk “so that on the other hand.”
2 tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text but is supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.
3 tn Grk “comfort him, lest somehow such a person be swallowed up by excessive grief,” an idiom for a person being so overcome with grief as to despair or give up completely (L&N 25.285). In this context of excessive grief or regret for past sins, “overwhelmed” is a good translation since contemporary English idiom speaks of someone “overwhelmed by grief.” Because of the length of the Greek sentence and the difficulty of expressing a negative purpose/result clause in English, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
4 tn Or “but for him who died and was raised for them.”
5 tn A new sentence was started here in the translation and the word “thus” was supplied to indicate that it expresses the result of the previous clause.
6 tn Or “we exhorted.”
7 tn The words “this work” are not in the Greek text but are implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted and must be supplied from the context.
8 tn Grk “this grace.”
9 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.
10 tn Or “must do.” The words “of you” and “should give” are not in the Greek text, which literally reads, “Each one just as he has decided in his heart.” The missing words are an ellipsis; these or similar phrases must be supplied for the English reader.
11 tn Or “in his mind.”
12 tn Or “not from regret”; Grk “not out of grief.”
13 tn Or “not out of a sense of duty”; Grk “from necessity.”
