SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 13:4

13:4a For He was indeed crucified in weakness,

For indeed he was killed on a cross because of him being ⌊man and therefore⌋ weak,
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It is true that he was weak ⌊like any other person⌋ when ⌊people⌋ nailed him to a cross and left him to die.

13:4b yet He lives by God’s power.

but he now lives because of the power of God.
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However, he now lives because God used his power to make him alive again.

13:4c And though we are weak in Him,

Similarly, in our (excl.) relationship/union with him we also experience the same weaknesses,
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And we ⌊who joined ourselves with him⌋ are weak just as he was,

13:4d yet by God’s power we will live with Him to serve you.

but from God’s power we will share in his life in our relationship/union with him when we deal with you (plur.).
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but God will powerfully cause us to live ⌊experiencing⌋ his life ⌊because we are joined to him⌋ as we minister/relate to you.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 1:2

1:2 Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

May God our (incl.) Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give/bless you (plur.) ⌊with⌋ grace and peace.
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⌊Greetings/Blessings of⌋ favor and peace from our Father God and our Lord Jesus Christ.
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May you receive grace and peace from our Father God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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⌊We (excl.) pray that⌋ God who is our (incl.) Father and Jesus Christ who is our leader/master will act kindly toward you and make your inner being restful.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2:10

2:10a If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him.

When you (plur.) forgive someone ⌊for what he has done⌋, I forgive him too,
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Now, whoever you forgive, I join with you in forgiving him.

2:10b And if I have forgiven anything,

for indeed I have forgiven this thing/sin, whatever I ⌊personally⌋ had to forgive,
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I certainly have ⌊already⌋ forgiven him whatever needed to be forgiven.

2:10c I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,

and I have forgiven it as before Christ for your good,
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Indeed, I forgave him in the presence of Christ to help you.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 4:7

Section 4:7–18

Although our bodies are weak, our message is powerful

4:7a Now we have this treasure in jars of clay

But we (excl.) have that valuable thing in jars/containers of clay
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We have that ⌊spiritual⌋ treasure in ⌊us weak humans who are like⌋ clay pots.

4:7b to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

to reveal that the superior power ⌊within us⌋ is from God and not from us.
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This shows that the ⌊treasure’s⌋ power which is best/supreme comes from God and does not come from us.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:21

5:21a God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf,

Christ never sinned, but God made him become ⌊all⌋ sin for our (incl.) sakes,
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Even though Christ never sinned, God appointed him to represent ⌊all⌋ sin on our behalf,

5:21b so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

in order that by means of ⌊our relationship with⌋ him we become right with God.
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so that we (incl.) become acceptable to God through our union with Christ.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 7:14

7:14a Indeed, I was not embarrassed

I was not shamed.
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And you did not shame/disappoint me.

7:14b by anything I had boasted to him about you.

For if I have expressed to him some pride in you, (Revised Standard Version)
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Earlier I boasted of you (plur.) to him,

7:14c But just as everything we said to you was true,

just as all the things that I told you were true,
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Everything I said to you has been the truth.

7:14d so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.

so our boasting about you to Titus has shown itself to be true.
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In the same way your deeds made my boasts to Titus true.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 9:6

Section 9:6–15

Give generously and joyfully

9:6a Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly,

So/And think about this ⌊saying⌋ : If someone plants few seeds, he will harvest a little fruit/grain.
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Consider these words: The person who sows sparsely will also reap sparsely,

9:6b and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

And, if someone plants generously/much, he will also harvest generously/much.
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and/but the person who sows in a way that blesses will also reap a blessing.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 11:5

11:5 I consider myself in no way inferior to those “super-apostles.”

For I consider/believe that none of those very superior/special “apostles” is in any way superior to me.
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Also, I think I have done as much ⌊or more⌋ than those who ⌊wrongly⌋ act like they have authority over ⌊all⌋ the ⌊chosen⌋ messengers ⌊of Jesus Christ⌋.

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