2 Corinthians 3:3-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
3 It is clear that you are Christ’s letter,(A) produced[a] by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God(B)—not on stone tablets(C) but on tablets that are hearts of flesh.(D)
Paul’s Competence
4 We have this kind of confidence toward God through Christ. 5 It is not that we are competent in[b] ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our competence is from God.(E) 6 He has made us competent to be ministers of a new covenant,(F) not of the letter,(G) but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit produces life.
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2 Corinthians 3:3-6
New International Version
3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,(A) not on tablets of stone(B) but on tablets of human hearts.(C)
4 Such confidence(D) we have through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves(E) to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.(F) 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant(G)—not of the letter(H) but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.(I)
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