# the brothers

This refers to Titus and the two men who accompany him.

# our boasting about you may not be futile

Paul does not want others to think that the things that he had boasted about the Corinthians were false.

# find you unprepared

"find you unprepared to give"

# I say nothing about you

Paul uses this negative statement to emphasize that the same thing is true about the Corinthians. AT: "and you would be even more ashamed"

# the brothers to come to you

From Paul's perspective, the brothers are going. AT: "the brothers to go to you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-go]])

# not as something extorted

This can be stated in active form. AT: "not as something that we forced you to give" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/brother]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/boast]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/shame]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/confidence]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/gift]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/bless]]