Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 11:2 tn That is, to Christ.
2. 2 Corinthians 11:2 tn Or “chaste.”
3. 2 Corinthians 11:3 tn Grk “I fear lest somehow.”
4. 2 Corinthians 11:3 tn Or “the snake.”
5. 2 Corinthians 11:3 tn Or “craftiness.”
6. 2 Corinthians 11:3 tn Or “corrupted,” “seduced.”
7. 2 Corinthians 11:3 tc Although most mss (א² H Ψ 0121 0243 1739 1881 M) lack “and pure” (καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος, kai tēs hagnotētos; Grk “and purity”) several significant and early witnesses (P⁴⁶ א* B D^[2] F G 33 81 104 ar r co) retain these words. Their presence in such mss across such a wide geographical distribution argues for their authenticity. The omission from the majority of mss can be explained by haplography, since the -τητος ending of ἁγνότητος is identical to the ending of ἁπλότητος (haplotētos, “sincerity”) three words back (ἁπλότητος καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος); further, since the meanings of “sincerity” and “purity” are similar they might seem redundant. A copyist would scarcely notice the omission because Paul’s statement still makes sense without “and from purity.”
8. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Or “preaches.”
9. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “another Jesus whom we have not proclaimed.”
10. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “a different spirit which you did not receive.”
11. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Grk “a different gospel which you did not accept.”
12. 2 Corinthians 11:4 tn Or “you endure it very well.”
13. 2 Corinthians 11:5 tn The implicit irony in Paul’s remark is brought out well by the TEV “I do not think that I am the least bit inferior to those very special so-called ‘apostles’ of yours!”sn The ‘super-apostles’ refers either (1) to the original apostles (the older interpretation) or (2) more probably, to Paul’s opponents in Corinth, in which case the designation is ironic.
14. 2 Corinthians 11:6 sn Unskilled in speaking means not professionally trained as a rhetorician.
15. 2 Corinthians 11:7 sn Paul is referring to humbling himself to the point of doing manual labor to support himself.
16. 2 Corinthians 11:7 tn Or “preached.”
17. 2 Corinthians 11:8 sn That is, serve them free of charge (cf. the end of v. 7).
18. 2 Corinthians 11:9 tn Grk “you, and when.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.
19. 2 Corinthians 11:9 tn If the participle ἐλθόντες (elthontes) is taken as temporal rather than adjectival, the translation would be, “for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, fully supplied my needs” (similar to NASB).
20. 2 Corinthians 11:9 tn Grk “needs, and I kept.” A new sentence was started here in the translation.
21. 2 Corinthians 11:10 tn That is, that Paul offers the gospel free of charge to the Corinthians (see 2 Cor 11:7).
22. 2 Corinthians 11:10 tn Or “silenced.”
23. 2 Corinthians 11:11 tn Grk “God knows!” The words “I do” are supplied for clarity. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
24. 2 Corinthians 11:12 tn Grk “an opportunity, so that they may be found just like us.”
25. 2 Corinthians 11:13 tn Or “dishonest.”
26. 2 Corinthians 11:13 tn Or “workers, masquerading.”
27. 2 Corinthians 11:14 tn Or “Satan himself masquerades.”
28. 2 Corinthians 11:15 tn Or “also masquerade.”
29. 2 Corinthians 11:15 tn Or “their works.”
30. 2 Corinthians 11:16 tn Or “am foolish.”
31. 2 Corinthians 11:17 tn Grk “with this confidence of boasting.” The genitive καυχήσεως (kauchēseōs) has been translated as an attributive genitive (the noun in the genitive functions as an adjective of the noun modified).
32. 2 Corinthians 11:17 tn Or “say with the Lord’s authority.”
33. 2 Corinthians 11:18 sn Many is a reference to Paul’s opponents.
34. 2 Corinthians 11:18 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”
35. 2 Corinthians 11:19 tn Or “you tolerate.”
36. 2 Corinthians 11:20 tn Or “you tolerate.”
37. 2 Corinthians 11:20 tn See L&N 88.212.
38. 2 Corinthians 11:21 tn Or “my shame.”
39. 2 Corinthians 11:21 sn It seems best, in context, to see the statement we were too weak for that as a parenthetical and ironic comment by Paul on his physical condition (weakness or sickness) while he was with the Corinthians (cf. 2 Cor 12:7-10; Gal 4:15).
40. 2 Corinthians 11:21 tn The words “to boast about” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.
41. 2 Corinthians 11:21 tn Grk “I also dare”; the words “to boast about the same thing” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, and this phrase serves as the direct object of the preceding verb.
42. 2 Corinthians 11:24 tn Grk “forty less one”; this was a standard sentence. “Lashes” is supplied to clarify for the modern reader what is meant.
43. 2 Corinthians 11:25 sn Beaten with a rod refers to the Roman punishment of admonitio according to BDAG 902 s.v. ῥαβδίζω. Acts 16:22 describes one of these occasions in Philippi; in this case it was administered by the city magistrates, who had wide powers in a military colony.
44. 2 Corinthians 11:25 sn Received a stoning. See Acts 14:19, where this incident is described.
45. 2 Corinthians 11:26 tn Or “bandits.” The word normally refers more to highwaymen (“robbers”) but can also refer to insurrectionists or revolutionaries (“bandits”).
46. 2 Corinthians 11:26 tn Or “desert.”
47. 2 Corinthians 11:27 tn The two different words for labor are translated “in hard work and toil” by L&N 42.48.
48. 2 Corinthians 11:27 tn Grk “in cold and nakedness.” Paul does not mean complete nakedness, however, which would have been repugnant to a Jew; he refers instead to the lack of sufficient clothing, especially in cold weather. A related word is used to 1 Cor 4:11, also in combination with experiencing hunger and thirst.
49. 2 Corinthians 11:28 sn Apart from other things. Paul refers here either (1) to the external sufferings just mentioned, or (2) he refers to other things he has left unmentioned.
50. 2 Corinthians 11:28 tn “Anxious concern,” so translated in L&N 25.224.
51. 2 Corinthians 11:29 tn Or “who is caused to stumble.”
52. 2 Corinthians 11:30 tn Grk “If boasting is necessary.”
53. 2 Corinthians 11:30 tn Or “about the things related to my weakness.”
54. 2 Corinthians 11:32 tn Grk “ethnarch.”sn The governor was an official called an “ethnarch” who was appointed to rule on behalf of a king over a certain region.
55. 2 Corinthians 11:32 tn Grk “the city of the Damascenes.”
56. 2 Corinthians 11:32 tn Or “to seize,” “to catch.”
57. 2 Corinthians 11:33 tn In Acts 9:25 the same basket used in Paul’s escape is called a σπυρίς (spuris), a basket larger than a κόφινος (kophinos). It was very likely made out of rope, so the translation “rope-basket” is used.