tn The word “visit” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

tn Grk “By the mouth.”

sn A quotation from Deut 19:15 (also quoted in Matt 18:16; 1 Tim 5:19).

tn The word “anyone” is not in the Greek text but is implied.

tn Grk “who.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

tn Or “unless indeed you are disqualified.”

tn Or “that we are not disqualified.”

tn Or “that we may appear to be approved.”

tn Or “what is good.”

tn Or “even if we appear disapproved.”

tn Or “fully equipped.”

tn Grk “when I am present,” but in the context of Paul’s third (upcoming) visit to Corinth, this is better translated as “when I arrive.”

tn The words “with you” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.

tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

sn The versification of vv. 12 and 13 in the NET Bible (so also NRSV, NLT) is according to the versification in the NA²⁷ and UBS⁴ editions of the Greek text. Some translations, however, break the material up into three verses, i.e., 12-14 (NKJV, NASB, NIV). The same material has been translated in each case; the only difference is the versification of that material.

tn Or “communion.”

tc Most witnesses, especially later ones (א² D Ψ Ï lat sy bo), conclude this letter with ἀμήν (amhn, “amen”), while several early and important mss (Ì⁴⁶ א* A B F G 0243 6 33 630 1175 1739 1881 pc sa) lack the particle. Such a conclusion is routinely added by scribes to NT books because a few of these books originally had such an ending (cf. Rom 16:27; Gal 6:18; Jude 25). A majority of Greek witnesses have the concluding ἀμήν in every NT book except Acts, James, and 3 John (and even in these books, ἀμήν is found in some witnesses). It is thus a predictable variant. That so many diverse witnesses lacked the word here is strong testimony to its absence for the original text of 2 Corinthians.