From work on PDF 2CO 5-6

2co/05/01.md

@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 Paul continues by contrasting believers' earthly bodies to the heavenly ones God will give.
 
-# if the earthly dwelling that we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God
+# if our earthly tent home is destroyed, we have a building from God
 
-Here a temporary "earthly dwelling" is a metaphor for a person's physical body. Here a permanent "building from God" is a metaphor for the new body that God will give believers after they die. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
+Here a temporary "tent home" is a metaphor for a person's physical body and a permanent "building from God" is a metaphor for the new body that God will give believers after they die. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
-# if the earthly dwelling that we live in is destroyed
+# if our earthly tent home is destroyed
 
-This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "if people destroy the earthly dwelling that we live in" or "if people kill our bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
+This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "if people destroy our earthly tent home" or "if people kill our bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
+
+# our earthly tent home
+
+"the tent that is our home on earth"
 
 # It is a house not made by human hands
 

2co/05/16.md

@@ -6,3 +6,11 @@ Because of Christ's love and death, we are not to judge by human standards. We a
 
 This refers to what Paul has just said about living for Christ instead of living for self.
 
+# recognize anyone
+
+"judge anyone"
+
+# the flesh
+
+This phrase is a metonym for the way mortal people do things. See how you translated it in [2 Corinthians 1:17](../01.17.md). Alternate translation: "human standards" or "the way most people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
+

2co/05/21.md

@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
-# He made Christ become the sacrifice for our sin
+# General Information:
 
-"God made Christ become the sacrifice for our sin"
+The words "us" and "we" refer to Paul and his readers and so are inclusive. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
 
-# our sin ... we might become
+# He made him who knew no sin to become sin for us
 
-Here the words "our" and "we" are inclusive and refer to all believers. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-exclusive]])
+"Christ new no sin, but God made him to become sin for us"
 
-# He is the one who never sinned
+# knew no sin
 
-"Christ is the one who never sinned"
+"never sinned"
 
-# He did this ... the righteousness of God in him
+# to become sin for us
 
-"God did this ... the righteousness of God in Christ"
+The word "sin" is a metonym for the sacrifice that is offered so that God will forgive sin. Alternate translation: "to become the sacrifice for which God will forgive our sins"
+
+# us, so that
+
+"us. He did this so that"
 
 # so that we might become the righteousness of God in him
 
-The phrase "the righteousness of God" refers to the righteousness that God requires and which comes from God. Alternate translation: "so that we might have God's righteousness in us through Christ" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
+The phrase "the righteousness of God" refers to the righteousness that God requires and that comes from God. Alternate translation: "so that through Christ we might have the righteousness that God requires" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
 

2co/10/02.md

@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@
 
 The word "flesh" is a metonym for sinful human nature. "we are acting from human motives" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
 
+# the flesh
+
+This phrase is a metonym for the way mortal people do things. See how you translated it in [2 Corinthians 1:17](../01.17.md). Alternate translation: "human standards" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
+

2co/10/03.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Here "walk" is an metaphor for "live" and "flesh" is a metonym for physical life. Alternate translation: "we live our lives in physical bodies" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
 
+# the flesh
+
+This phrase is a metonym for the way mortal people do things. See how you translated it in [2 Corinthians 1:17](../01.17.md). Alternate translation: "the way most people do" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
+
 # we do not wage war
 
 Paul speaks of his trying to persuade the Corinthians to believe him and not the false teachers as if he were fighting a physical war. These words should be translated literally. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])