SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2016 – Page 5

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2:2

2:2a For if I grieve you,

For if I myself make you (plur.) grieve,
-or-
Furthermore, if it is I who cause you to feel sad/ashamed,

2:2b who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?

could there be someone else to make me glad but you whom I have grieved?
-or-
no one is left to make me glad except you whom I have caused to feel sad/ashamed.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 3:17

3:17a Now the Lord is the Spirit,

Now the Lord is experienced ⌊by us (incl.)⌋ as the ⌊Holy⌋ Spirit,
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Now the meaning of “Lord” ⌊here⌋ is the ⌊Holy⌋ Spirit.

3:17b and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

and where the Spirit of the Lord is present, freedom exists ⌊for his people⌋.
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And wherever the Spirit of the Lord ⌊God⌋ lives, the people there live in freedom.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:13

5:13a If we are out of our mind, it is for God;

For if we (excl.) are beside ourselves, then we do it for God’s sake,
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If our religious experiences seem extreme/crazy, we do that to honor God.

5:13b if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

⌊but⌋ if we are of good/proper mind/thinking, then we do it for your (plur.) sake.
-or-

⌊And⌋ if we behave normally/well, we do that to benefit you.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 7:6

7:6a But God, who comforts the downcast,

But God, who encourages people when they are discouraged,
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But God comforts those who are downhearted/depressed,

7:6b comforted us by the arrival of Titus,

encouraged us (excl.) by means of Titus coming ⌊back to us⌋,
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and comforted us with Titus’ return ⌊to us⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 8:22

8:22a And we are sending along with them our brother

And with them, we (excl.) are sending our (incl.) brother
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Furthermore, we send/sent ⌊to you (plur.)⌋ another fellow-believer along with them.

8:22b whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways,

(Revised Standard Version) whom we have often tested and found earnest in many matters,

whom we have often tested in many ⌊kinds of⌋ tasks ⌊and saw/found that⌋ he was ⌊always⌋ earnest/diligent,
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We have given many tasks ⌊of various sorts⌋ to him and he has proved to be eager/zealous to do them each time.

8:22c and now even more so by his great confidence in you.

and who is now more earnest/diligent because he is very confident in you.
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He is certain that you will ⌊give willingly⌋, so now he is even more eager than he was before ⌊to help in this task⌋.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 10:15

10:15a Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others.

We (excl.) do not boast beyond limit, that is, in the labors of others.
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We do not talk proudly ⌊for selfish gain⌋ about work/ministry done by others, since such talk is outside of what is proper.

10:15b But we hope that as your faith increases,

As your (plur.) faith/believing becomes stronger, we expect that
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As you believe ⌊in Jesus⌋ more and more, we have confidence that

10:15c our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,

our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged, (English Standard Version)
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our work among you will grow/extend greatly.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 11:29

11:29a Who is weak, and I am not weak?

Who is weak without my feeling that weakness? (New Living Translation (2004))
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Can anybody be weak without me feeling that weakness?
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When someone is weak, then I ⌊in sympathy for him⌋ feel weak too.

11:29b Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?

Who is led astray, and I do not burn with anger? (New Living Translation (2004))
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Can anybody be led astray without me burning with anger?
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Or if ⌊someone⌋ leads that person into sin, I am very upset.

SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 13:7

13:7a Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—

But we (excl.) ask God to ⌊help⌋ you (plur.) not to do anything bad/evil,
-or-
And we are praying that God will help you to live in only good ways.

13:7b not that we will appear to have stood the test,

not in order that people will think that ⌊God⌋ has approved us ⌊as apostles⌋,
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We are not praying that way so that people will say that we have God’s approval.

13:7c but that you will do what is right,

but that you will act properly ⌊according to your faith⌋,
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No, we are praying in that way so that you will live in right ways

13:7d even if we appear to have failed.

even though it might seem/appear that ⌊God⌋ has not approved us ⌊as apostles⌋.
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even though some people would think that we still have no proof ⌊that we are apostles⌋.

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2016