New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Corinthians 3:1-6

1Are we beginningἈρχόμεθαArchomethaG757tocommendσυνιστάνειν;sunistaneinG4921ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438againπάλινpalinG3825?OrἢēG2228do we needχρῄζομενchrēzomenG5535,as someτινεςtinesG5100,lettersἐπιστολῶνepistolōnG1992of commendationσυστατικῶνsustatikōnG4956to you orἢēG2228from you?

2You are our letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992,writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449in our heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,knownγινωσκομένηginōskomenēG1097and readἀναγινωσκομένηanaginōskomenēG314by allπάντωνpantōnG3956peopleἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,

3revealingφανερούμενοιphaneroumenoiG5319yourselves, that you are a letterἐπιστολὴepistolēG1992of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,deliveredδιακονηθεῖσαdiakonētheisaG1247by us, writtenἐγγεγραμμένηengegrammenēG1449not with inkG3189but with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151ofthe livingζῶντος,zōntosG2198GodθεοῦtheouG2316, not ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofG3035stoneλιθίναιςlithinaisG3035but ontabletsπλαξὶνplaxinG4109ofhumanσαρκίναις.¶sarkinaisG4560heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588.

4SuchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108is theconfidenceΠεποίθησινPepoithēsinG4006we haveἔχομενechomenG2192towardπρὸςprosG4314Godθεόν·theonG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

5Not that we are adequateἱκανοίhikanoiG2425in ourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438so asto considerλογίσασθαίlogisasthaiG3049anythingτιtiG5100as having comefrom ourselvesἑαυτῶν,he'autōnG1438, butour adequacyἱκανότηςhikanotēsG2426is from Godθεοῦ,theouG2316,

6whoὃςhosG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532madeG2427us adequateG2427asservantsδιακόνουςdiakonousG1249of anewκαινῆςkainēsG2537covenantδιαθήκης,diathēkēsG1242, not ofthe letterγράμματοςgrammatosG1121but of the Spiritπνεύματος·pneumatosG4151;for the letterγράμμαgrammaG1121killsἀποκτέννει,apoktenneiG615, butthe SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151givesG2227lifeζῳοποιεῖ.zōopoieiG2227.

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