Discovery Box2 Corinthians 3:9 
Context3:9 For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, 1 how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness 2 excel 3 in glory!
2 Corinthians 4:9
Context4:9 we are persecuted, but not abandoned; 4 we are knocked down, 5 but not destroyed,
1 tn Grk “the ministry of condemnation”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produced condemnation.”
2 tn Grk “the ministry of righteousness”; translated as an objective genitive, “the ministry that produces righteousness.”
3 tn Traditionally, “abound.”
4 tn Or “forsaken.”
5 tn Or “badly hurt.” It is possible to interpret καταβαλλόμενοι (kataballomenoi) here as “badly hurt”: “[we are] badly hurt, but not destroyed” (L&N 20.21).
