Berean Standard Bible
2 Corinthians 3:1-6
1Are we beginningG756to commendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438againπάλινpalinG3825?OrἢēG2228do we needμὴ χρῄζομενmē chrēzomenG3361G5535,likeὥςhōsG5613someτινεςtinesG5100people,lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992of recommendationσυστατικῶνsustatikōnG4956toπρὸςprosG4314youὑμᾶςhumasG4771orἢēG2228fromἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771?
2You yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστεesteG1510ourG1473ἡhēG3588letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992,inscribedἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449onἐνenG1722ourG1473ταῖςtaisG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097andκαὶkaiG2532readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314byὑπὸhupoG5259everyoneπάντων ἀνθρώπων,pantōn anthrōpōnG3956G444.
3It is clearφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319thatὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστὲesteG1510a letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992from ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,the result of our ministryδιακονηθεῖσα ὑφ᾽diakonētheisa huph᾽G1247G5259G1473,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449notοὐouG3756with inkμέλανιmelaniG3188butἀλλὰallaG235with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of the livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316,notοὐκoukG3756onἐνenG1722tabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235onἐνenG1722tabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109of humanσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.
5NotοὐχouchG3756thatὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμενesmenG1510competentἱκανοίhikanoiG2425inἀφ᾽aph᾽G575ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438to claim thatλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100comesὡςhōsG5613fromἐξexG1537usἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ourG1473ἡhēG3588competenceἱκανότηςhikanotēsG2426comesfromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588Godθεοῦ,theouG2316.
6AndκαὶkaiG2532HeὃςhosG3739has qualifiedἱκάνωσενhikanōsenG2427usG1473asministersδιακόνουςdiakonousG1249of a newκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242,notοὐouG3756of the letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121butἀλλὰallaG235of the Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151;forγὰρgarG1063theτὸtoG3588letterγράμμαgrammaG1121killsἀποκτέννει,apoktenneiG615,butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151gives lifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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