2 Corinthians 3:3

3 And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of 1the living God, not on 2tablets of stone but on 3tablets of 4human hearts.[a]

2 Corinthians 3:3 In-Context

1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, as some do, letters of recommendation to you, or from you?
2 You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our 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 the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
4 Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God.
5 Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,

Cross References 4

  • 1. See Matthew 16:16
  • 2. Exodus 24:12
  • 3. Proverbs 3:3; Proverbs 7:3; Jeremiah 17:1
  • 4. Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 36:26; [Jeremiah 31:33; Hebrews 8:10]

Footnotes 1

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