2 Corinthians 1:8 For we do not continue intending (or: wanting; purposing) for you folks to continue being ignorant (unaware or without intimate knowledge), brothers (= fellow members and believers), over other MSS: concerning our squeezing pressure (tribulation; affliction; oppression) – referring to that which happened other MSS add: to us in Asia – that corresponding to an act of overshooting or throwing beyond the target (= something extreme and excessive) over and above our power and ability, we were weighted down (burdened with difficulty) so as to be without an exit (with no way out) for us, even to continue living!

JMNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁸ For we do not continue intending (or: wanting; purposing) for you folks to continue being ignorant (unaware or without intimate knowledge), brothers (= fellow members and believers), over [other MSS: concerning] our squeezing pressure (tribulation; affliction; oppression) – referring to [that] which happened [other MSS add: to us] in Asia – that corresponding to an act of overshooting or throwing beyond the target (= something extreme and excessive) over and above [our] power and ability, we were weighted down (burdened [with difficulty]) so as to be without an exit (with no way out) for us, even to continue living!