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2 Corinthians 3:1 KJV
2 Corinthians · chapter 3 · verse 1
Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?2 Corinthians 3:1 · King James Version
2 Corinthians 3:1 in context
1Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you?
2Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:
3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ourselvesheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- epistlesepistolēa letter, epistleG1992 →
- commendsynistēmito place together, to set in the same place,to bring or band together, to stand with , to…G4921 →
- beginarchomaito be the first to do , to begin, to be chief, leader, ruler, to begin, make a beginningG756 →
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In these verses, I. The apostle makes an apology for seeming to commend himself. He thought it convenient to protest his sincerity to them, because there were some at Corinth who endeavoured to blast his reputation; yet he was not desirous of vain-glory. And he tells them, 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5