SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 2:8

2:8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.

So I encourage you (plur.) to show him ⌊clearly⌋ that you love him.
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So then, I really want you to demonstrate your love for him.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 4:5

4:5a For we do not proclaim ourselves,

For we (excl.) do not proclaim our importance,
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For ⌊in our ministry,⌋ it is not ourselves that we preach/announce.

4:5b but Jesus Christ as Lord,

but that Jesus Christ is Lord,
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Rather, ⌊we preach/announce⌋ that Jesus Christ is ruler ⌊over all⌋,

4:5c and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

and that we ourselves serve/help you (plur.) because of Jesus.
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and ⌊we made⌋ ourselves to be your humble helpers/servants in obedience to Jesus.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 5:19

5:19a that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ,

That is, by means of the life of Christ, God was restoring his relationship with the world,
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Furthermore, God was making a way for all people to become reconciled through all that Christ did.

5:19b not counting men’s trespasses against them.

⌊for example,⌋ he will not accuse them of their sins,
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⌊When people become reconciled with God⌋ he will not hold their sins against them.

5:19c And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.

and he appointed us (excl.) ⌊to tell⌋ the message of restoring relationships.
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He also gave to us ⌊the task of telling⌋ the message of reconciling with him.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 7:12

7:12a So even though I wrote to you,

So, although I wrote ⌊earlier⌋ to you (plur.),
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So I wrote ⌊that letter⌋ to you, but

7:12b it was not on account of the one who did wrong

it was not for the sake of the wrongdoer
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I did not write for the purpose of dealing with the person who did the wrong,

7:12c or the one who was harmed,

nor for the sake of the person he had wronged,
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and ⌊I did not write⌋ for the person he hurt.

7:12d but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.

but rather ⌊I wrote earlier⌋ so that you would realize before God that you indeed earnestly support us (excl.) ⌊as your leaders⌋.
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Rather, I wrote ⌊that letter⌋ so that it would be plain to you in the sight of God how loyal you are to us.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 9:4

9:4a Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared,

Otherwise, if some Macedonians come with me and see that you (plur.) are not ready,
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Some believers from Macedonia may come with me. If they see/discover that you have not prepared ⌊your gift⌋,
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If some Macedonian believers come with me ⌊to you⌋, they might find that you have not prepared ⌊your gift⌋.

9:4b we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.

we (excl.) would be humiliated for being so confident—to say nothing of you.
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we would be ashamed by our thinking with no doubts that you ⌊would do as you said you would⌋, but you would be ashamed even more.
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If you are unprepared, that would shame us for being certain about you. It would shame you even more!

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 11:3

11:3a I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning,

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his clever lies,
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However, just like when the snake deceived Eve with guile, I feel anxious that

11:3b your minds may be led astray

your (plur.) thinking might be led away
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⌊someone⌋ might pull you astray/away

11:3c from your simple and pure devotion to Christ.

from following Christ in a genuine and uncontaminated way.
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from frankly/honestly and completely serving/obeying/honoring Christ.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 12:2

12:2a I know a man in Christ

I know a man/person who has a relationship with Christ,
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I know a follower of Christ,

12:2b who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven.

who was grabbed and lifted to the third heaven fourteen years ago—
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and fourteen years ago ⌊God⌋ ⌊suddenly/unexpectedly⌋ took this person above the sky, above the stars, to the place where God lives.

12:2c Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

I do not know whether ⌊his spirit was⌋ in the body or apart from the body, only God knows.
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I do not know whether he was there in his physical body, or whether he was there only with his spirit. Only God knows. ⌊that⌋.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Corinthians 13:13

13:13 All the saints send you greetings.

All the believers greet you (plur.).
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All God’s people say hello to you.

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