Darby Bible
2 Corinthians 3:2
2Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
2 Corinthians 3:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
- New International Version (NIV)You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men;
Context of 2 Corinthians 3:2
1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or do we need, as some, commendatory letters to you, or [commendatory] from you? Ye are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men, 3being manifested to be Christ's epistle ministered by us, written, not with ink, but [the] Spirit of [the] living God; not on stone tables, but on fleshy tables of [the] heart. 4And such confidence have we through the Christ towards God:
Read all of 2 Corinthians 32 Corinthians 3:2 word by word
ἡ ἐπιστολὴ ἡμῶν ὑμεῖς ἐστε ἐγγεγραμμένη ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν, γινωσκομένη καὶ ἀναγινωσκομένη ὑπὸ πάντων ἀνθρώπων,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Corinthians 3:2
- 1 Corinthians 3:10According to the grace of God which has been given to me, as a wise architect, I have laid the foundation, but another builds upon it. But let each see how he builds upon it.
- 1 Corinthians 9:1Am I not free? am I not an apostle? have I not seen Jesus our Lord? are not ye my work in [the] Lord?
- 2 Corinthians 7:3I do not speak for condemnation, for I have already said that ye are in our hearts, to die together, and live together.
- 2 Corinthians 11:11Why? because I do not love you? God knows.
- 2 Corinthians 12:15Now I shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.
- Philippians 1:7as it is righteous for me to think this as to you all, because ye have me in your hearts, and that both in my bonds and in the defence and confirmation of the glad tidings ye are all participators in my grace.
- Romans 1:8First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is proclaimed in the whole world.
- 1 Corinthians 9:2If I am not an apostle to others, yet at any rate I am to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in [the] Lord.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:8for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which [is] towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;
Commentaries on 2 Corinthians 3:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Ye are our epistle - I bear the most ardent love to you. I have no need to be put in remembrance of you by any epistles or other means; ye are written in my heart - I have the most affectionate remembrance of you. Known and read of all men - For wherever I go I mention you; speak of your various gifts and graces; and praise your knowledge in the Gospel.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Ye are our epistle - compare 1 Corinthians 9:2. This is a most beautiful and happy turn given to the whole subject. The sense is plain. It is, that the conversion of the Corinthians, under the faithful labors of the apostle, was a better testimonial of his character and fidelity than any letters could be. To see the force of this, it must be remembered: (1)That Corinth was an exceedingly dissolute and abandoned place (see the introduction to the First…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3Paul’s ministry was proven by the lives changed by the good news about Jesus, not by a letter of recommendation (compare Acts 18:27). Christ, who caused this change, used Paul to guide believers to him. The true signs are not in letters written with pen and ink on parchment, but in the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23) in human lives and engraved on human hearts.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. our epistle--of recommendation. in our hearts--not letters borne merely in the hands. Your conversion through my instrumentality, and your faith which is "known of all men" by widespread report (1Co 1:4-7), and which is written by memory and affection on my inmost heart and is borne about wherever I go, is my letter of recommendation (1Co 9:2). known and read--words akin in root, sound, and sense (so 2Co 1:13). "Ye are known to be my converts by…Read the comment
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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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