Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 1:15 tn Grk “a second grace,” “a second favor” (used figuratively of a second visit by Paul).
2. 2 Corinthians 1:16 tn Grk “come again.”
3. 2 Corinthians 1:17 tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative answer. This is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question “did I?” at the end of the sentence.
4. 2 Corinthians 1:17 tn Grk “the things that I plan, do I plan (them).”
5. 2 Corinthians 1:17 tn Grk “according to the flesh.”
6. 2 Corinthians 1:17 tn Grk “so that with me there should be.”
7. 2 Corinthians 1:19 sn Silvanus is usually considered to be the same person as Silas (L&N 93.340).
8. 2 Corinthians 1:21 tn Or “strengthens.”
9. 2 Corinthians 1:21 tn Grk “But he who establishes us together with you in Christ and anointed us is God.”
10. 2 Corinthians 1:22 tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”sn Down payment. The Greek word ἀρραβών (arrabōn) denotes the first payment or first installment of money or goods which serves as a guarantee or pledge for the completion of the transaction. In the NT the term is used only figuratively of the Holy Spirit as the down payment of the blessings promised by God (it occurs later in 2 Cor 5:5, and also in Eph 1:14). In the “already—not yet” scheme of the NT the possession of the Spirit now by believers (“already”) can be viewed as a guarantee that God will give them the balance of the promised blessings in the future (“not yet”).