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2 Corinthians 3:3-9
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.
7NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theἡhēG3588ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248τοῦtouG3588of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288,which was engravedἐντετυπωμένηentetupōmenēG1795inἐνenG1722lettersγράμμασινgrammasinG1121on stoneλίθοιςlithoisG3037,cameἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096withἐνenG1722such gloryδόξῃ,doxēG1391thatὥστεhōsteG5620theτοὺςtousG3588Israelitesυἱοὺς Ἰσραὴλhuious IsraēlG5207G2474couldδύνασθαιdunasthaiG1410notμὴmēG3361gazeἀτενίσαιatenisaiG816atεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475because ofδιὰdiaG1223τὴνtēnG3588itsτοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦtou prosōpou autouG3588G846G4383τὴνtēnG3588fleetingκαταργουμένην,katargoumenēnG2673gloryδόξανdoxanG1391,
9ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487theτῇtēaG3588ministryδιακονίᾳdiakoniaG1248τῆςtēsG3588of condemnationκατακρίσεωςkatakriseōsG2633was gloriousδόξα,doxaG1391,how muchπολλῷpollōG4183moreμᾶλλον περισσεύειmallon perisseueiG3123G4052gloriousδόξῃ.doxēG1391is theἡhēG3588ministryδιακονίαdiakoniaG1248τῆςtēsG3588of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343!
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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