2 Corinthians 3:2-4
New American Standard Bible
2 (A)You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all people, 3 revealing yourselves, that you are a letter of Christ, [a](B)delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of (C)the living God, not on (D)tablets of stone but on (E)tablets of [b](F)human hearts.
4 Such is the (G)confidence we have toward God through Christ.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:3 Lit served
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 Lit hearts of flesh
2 Corinthians 3:2-4
New King James Version
2 (A)You are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read by all men; 3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, (B)ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not (C)on tablets of stone but (D)on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
The Spirit, Not the Letter
4 And we have such trust through Christ toward God.
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2 Corinthians 3:2-4
English Standard Version
2 (A)You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our[a] hearts, to be known and read by all. 3 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of (B)the living God, not on (C)tablets of stone but on (D)tablets of (E)human hearts.[b]
4 (F)Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.
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- 2 Corinthians 3:2 Some manuscripts your
- 2 Corinthians 3:3 Greek fleshly hearts
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