Footnotes

1. 2 Corinthians 6:3 tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.
2. 2 Corinthians 6:3 tn Other interpretations of the first part of 2 Cor 6:3 are possible. The phrase could also mean, “not putting an obstacle in the way of anyone” (L&N 22.14), or “giving no one in anything a cause to sin” (L&N 88.307).
3. 2 Corinthians 6:4 tn Or “ministers.”
4. 2 Corinthians 6:4 tn Or “we have commended ourselves by all things.”
5. 2 Corinthians 6:4 tn Or “in trouble and suffering.”
6. 2 Corinthians 6:5 tn Or “rebellions” (uprisings in open defiance of civil authority).
7. 2 Corinthians 6:5 tn Usually κόποις (kopois) has been translated as “labors” or “hard work,” but see Matt 26:10 where it means “trouble”; “distress” (L&N 22.7). In this context with so many other terms denoting suffering and difficulty, such a meaning is preferable.
8. 2 Corinthians 6:6 tn Or “by holiness of spirit.”
9. 2 Corinthians 6:6 tn Or “sincere.”
10. 2 Corinthians 6:7 tn Grk “by the word of truth”; understanding ἀληθείας (alētheias) as an attributive genitive (“truthful word”).
11. 2 Corinthians 6:7 tn Or “speech.” In this context it is more likely that λόγος (logos) refers to Paul’s message (thus “teaching”) than to his speech in general.
12. 2 Corinthians 6:7 tn The phrase “for the right hand and for the left” possibly refers to a combination of an offensive weapon (a sword for the right hand) and a defensive weapon (a shield for the left).
13. 2 Corinthians 6:8 tn Or “regarded as deceivers.”
14. 2 Corinthians 6:9 tn Grk “disciplined,” but in this context probably a reference to scourging prior to execution (yet the execution is not carried out).