2 Corinthians 3:2

Identity and self-worth Witness and mission

¹ Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.

³ It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

⁴ Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
KJV: Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
WEB: You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
ASV: Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;
DARBY: *Ye* are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read of all men,
BLB: You⁺ are our letter, having been inscribed in our hearts, being known and being read by all men,

ÅB: Dere er vårt brev, innskrevet i våre hjerter, kjent og lest av alle mennesker,
OTB: Dere er vårt brev, innskrevet i våre hjerter, anerkjent og forstått av alle;
B1930: I er vårt brev, innskrevet i våre hjerter, kjent og lest av alle mennesker,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 Corinthians 9:1–2
Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are you yourselves not my workmanship in the Lord?
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1 Thessalonians 1:8
For not only did the message of the Lord ring out from you to Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone out to every place, so that we have no need to say anything more.
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Romans 1:8
First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being proclaimed all over the world.
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Philippians 1:7
It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me.
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2 Corinthians 7:3
I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
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2 Corinthians 11:11
Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!
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2 Corinthians 12:15
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
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1 Corinthians 3:10
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
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