SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2016 – Page 4

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 12:14

12:14a See, I am ready to come to you a third time,

Look/Hey, I am ready to travel to you (plur.) for a third visit,
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Now listen! I am ready to ⌊come and⌋ visit you for the third time.

12:14b and I will not be a burden,

and I will still not be a ⌊financial⌋ burden to you,
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And again I will not accept support from you,

12:14c because I am not seeking your possessions, but you.

because I do not want your things, I want you instead.
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because I do not want you to give me your things. I ⌊just⌋ want you ⌊to devote yourselves to me⌋ ⌊as your leader⌋.

12:14d For children should not have to save up for their parents,

For children ought not to save ⌊their money and things⌋ for their parents ⌊to use⌋,
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This saying applies to you and me: ⌊young⌋ children should not have to save ⌊money⌋ for their parent’s benefit,

12:14e but parents for their children.

rather parents ⌊save their money⌋ for their children ⌊to use⌋.
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instead a parent should save money for their children’s benefit.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 1:23

1:23a I call God as my witness that

So now, upon penalty of death, I myself appeal to him as a witness ⌊that what I say here is true⌋ :
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⌊Indeed,⌋ I myself ask God to verify this truth ⌊and punish me with death if I lie⌋ :

1:23b it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth.

I did not return to Corinth because I did not want to cause you (plur.) further pain.
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the reason that I did not return to ⌊visit you in⌋ Corinth was that I might not have to punish you ⌊but allow you time to repent⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 3:14

3:14a But their minds were closed.

But their thinking was made dull/clouded,
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But they became insensitive ⌊to what God wanted them to know⌋,

3:14b For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant.

for to this day the same veil continues ⌊to dull their thinking⌋ when the old covenant/promise/agreement is read.
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because from then until now the same dullness remains ⌊like a veil⌋ whenever someone reads the old covenant.

3:14c It has not been lifted,

That veil has not been removed,
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⌊God⌋ has not removed it,

3:14d because only in Christ can it be removed.

because only through Christ is it removed.
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because ⌊God⌋ only removes the dullness ⌊when they believe⌋ in Christ.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:10

5:10a For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ,

for each of our (incl.) ⌊lives⌋ will be revealed before Christ in his place as judge,
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Because God will reveal all that every one of us have done before Christ our judge,

5:10b that each one may receive his due

in order that each one ⌊of us (incl.)⌋ may receive what we deserve
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so that he would reward/compensate each one

5:10c for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

for things that we did while in this ⌊earthly⌋ body, whether good or bad/worthless.
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according to whatever we (incl.) did while living on earth, whether ⌊those deeds were⌋ good or bad/immoral.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 7:3

7:3a I do not say this to condemn you.

I do not say that to rebuke any of you (plur.).
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Concerning what I just said, I did not say it to accuse you of wrongdoing.

7:3b I have said before that you so occupy our hearts

For I have already told you (plur.) that you are in our (excl.) hearts
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Because, just as I said/wrote earlier, we love you so much

7:3c that we live and die together with you.

so that we would live or die together with you ⌊in any situation/circumstance⌋.
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that we will not forsake you in life or death.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 8:19

8:19a More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us

And not only that, he was selected/appointed by the churches to go with us (excl.)
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Furthermore, the ⌊other⌋ groups of believers decided that he would travel with us

8:19b with the offering—

in this work of generosity, (New Jerusalem Bible)
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as we collect and distribute/share this gift of money.

8:19c the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself

which we manage/oversee so that the Lord himself may be glorified/honored
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We will supervise this gift ⌊properly⌋ so that people will praise the Lord ⌊God⌋.

8:19d and to show our eagerness to help.

and to witness that we are ready and willing to help.
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We also want to show ⌊him⌋ that we are eager to help ⌊the believers in Jerusalem⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 10:12

10:12a We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves.

For we (excl.) would not risk classifying/ranking ourselves or compare ourselves with some people who recommend themselves ⌊as qualified⌋ ⌊to be your leaders⌋.
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Some people praise themselves ⌊about how important they are⌋. Should we be bold enough to say we are the same kind of person or compare ourselves to them? ⌊No way!⌋
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⌊Some people wrongly think that⌋ we would be too bold to say that we have the same status or are the same kind of person as those who proclaim how great/important they are.

10:12b When they measure themselves by themselves

But when they measure themselves by one another (Revised Standard Version)
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Those ⌊who proclaim how great/important they are⌋ say that their colleagues/friends behavior is good and then judge themselves by it

10:12c and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.

and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. (Revised Standard Version)
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and look at the lives of their colleagues/friends and say about themselves that they are the same as them ⌊and therefore good/right/proper⌋. This shows that they do not have good sense.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 11:26

11:26a In my frequent journeys,

I have traveled much and ⌊while traveling⌋
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Since I travel a lot,

11:26b I have been in danger from rivers

I was in dangerous situations on/crossing rivers,
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I faced dangerous rivers,

11:26c and from bandits,

and ⌊I was in⌋ dangerous situations from thieves/muggers,
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and from dangerous robbers,

11:26d in danger from my countrymen and from the Gentiles,

⌊I was in⌋ dangerous situations from people of my own nation, ⌊I was in⌋ dangerous situations from people of other nations,
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dangerous fellow Jews and dangerous foreigners,

11:26e in danger in the city and in the country, in danger on the sea

⌊I was in⌋ dangerous situations in cities/towns/villages, in uninhabited regions, and on the sea/water,
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dangers in cities/towns/villages, dangers in places where few people live, dangers at sea,

11:26f and among false brothers,

and ⌊I was in⌋ dangerous situations from people who claim to be ⌊fellow-⌋ believers but who are not.
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and dangerous people masquerading as brothers/believers.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2016