Discovery Box2 Corinthians 4:1 
ContextPaul’s Perseverance in Ministry
4:1 Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as God has shown us mercy, 1 we do not become discouraged. 2
2 Corinthians 6:15
Context6:15 And what agreement does Christ have with Beliar? 3 Or what does a believer share in common with an unbeliever?
2 Corinthians 8:16
ContextThe Mission of Titus
8:16 But thanks be to God who put in the heart of Titus the same devotion 4 I have for you,
1 tn Grk “just as we have been shown mercy”; ἠλεήθημεν (hlehqhmen) has been translated as a “divine passive” which is a circumlocution for God as the active agent. For clarity this was converted to an active construction with God as subject in the translation.
2 tn Or “we do not lose heart.”
3 sn The Greek term Βελιάρ (Beliar) is a spelling variant for Βελιάλ (Belial, see Judg 20:13 LXX). It occurs only here in the NT. Beliar is a reference to Satan.
4 tn Or “eagerness.”
