Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 11:16 tn Or “am foolish.”
2. 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).
3. 2 Corinthians 11:17 tn Or “say with the Lord’s authority.”
4. 2 Corinthians 11:18 sn Many is a reference to Paul’s opponents.
5. 2 Corinthians 11:18 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”
6. 2 Corinthians 11:19 tn Or “you tolerate.”
7. 2 Corinthians 11:20 tn Or “you tolerate.”
8. 2 Corinthians 11:20 tn See L&N 88.212.
9. 2 Corinthians 11:21 tn Or “my shame.”
10. 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).
11. 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.
12. 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.