2 Corinthians 3:2

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

2 Corinthians 3:2 in Other Translations

KJV
2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
ESV
2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all.
NLT
2 The only letter of recommendation we need is you yourselves. Your lives are a letter written in our hearts; everyone can read it and recognize our good work among you.
MSG
2 You yourselves are all the endorsement we need. Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just looking at you.
CSB
2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, recognized and read by everyone,

2 Corinthians 3:2 In-Context

1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?
2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
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, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
4 Such confidence we have through Christ before God.
5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God.

Cross References 1

  • 1. 1 Corinthians 9:2
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